Golden Gala Pietro Mennea prize money
Golden Gala Pietro Mennea has paid $6,877,000 to 1,133 athletes across sixteen editions, from 2010 to 2026. Dawn Harper-Nelson has taken more of it than anyone, $44,000.
The Diamond League pays by finishing place and by nothing else, so the rate here is the series rate: $10,000 for a win at the 2026 edition, eight places paid in every discipline, and nothing for ninth. It has always been a series meeting, so the final ladder has never applied here. 12 of the 236 disciplines on those programmes have been Diamond+, which pays double.
Who Golden Gala Pietro Mennea has paid the most
Every edition on this site, added up
| # | ATHLETE | PAID | WINS | BEST DAY HERE | EARNED |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dawn Harper-Nelson | 6 | 3 | 1st | $44,000 |
| 2 | Sandra Elkasević | 5 | 4 | 1st | $43,000 |
| 3 | Marie Josée Ta Lou-Smith | 7 | 2 | 1st | $40,250 |
| 4 | Barbora Špotáková | 6 | 3 | 1st | $37,500 |
| 5 | Sandi Morris | 7 | 2 | 1st | $36,750 |
| 6 | Caterine Ibargüen | 6 | 2 | 1st | $36,500 |
| 7 | Renaud Lavillenie | 4 | 3 | 1st | $36,000 |
| 8 | Woo Sang-hyeok | 3 | 2 | 1st | $36,000 |
| 9 | Fred Kerley | 4 | 3 | 1st | $33,500 |
| 10 | Andy Díaz | 4 | 3 | 1st | $32,000 |
| 11 | Genzebe Dibaba | 5 | 2 | 1st | $32,000 |
| 12 | Leonardo Fabbri | 5 | 2 | 1st | $31,000 |
| 13 | Blanka Vlašić | 4 | 2 | 1st | $30,000 |
| 14 | Femke Broeders-Bol | 3 | 3 | 1st | $30,000 |
| 15 | Hagos Gebrhiwet | 5 | 1 | 1st | $30,000 |
| 16 | Milcah Chemos | 3 | 3 | 1st | $30,000 |
| 17 | Valerie Adams | 3 | 3 | 1st | $30,000 |
| 18 | Tom Walsh | 4 | 2 | 1st | $29,000 |
| 19 | Kaliese Carter | 4 | 2 | 1st | $28,000 |
| 20 | Sunette Viljoen | 5 | 1 | 1st | $28,000 |
| 21 | Faith Kipyegon | 4 | 2 | 1st | $27,500 |
| 22 | Katerina Stefanidi | 5 | 2 | 1st | $26,750 |
| 23 | Malaika Mihambo | 5 | 1 | 1st | $26,250 |
| 24 | Bohdan Bondarenko | 3 | 2 | 1st | $26,000 |
| 25 | Elaine Thompson-Herah | 3 | 2 | 1st | $26,000 |
| 26 | Joe Kovacs | 6 | 1 | 1st | $26,000 |
| 27 | Noah Lyles | 2 | 1 | 1st | $26,000 |
| 28 | Sifan Hassan | 3 | 2 | 1st | $26,000 |
| 29 | Usain Bolt | 3 | 2 | 1st | $26,000 |
| 30 | Yomif Kejelcha | 4 | 1 | 1st | $25,500 |
| 31 | Christina Obergföll | 5 | 1 | 1st | $25,000 |
| 32 | JuVaughn Harrison | 3 | 2 | 1st | $25,000 |
| 33 | Kerron Stewart | 5 | 0 | 2nd | $25,000 |
| 34 | Trayvon Bromell | 3 | 1 | 1st | $25,000 |
| 35 | Imane Merga | 4 | 2 | 1st | $24,500 |
| 36 | Yaime Pérez | 5 | 0 | 2nd | $24,500 |
| 37 | Brittney Reese | 3 | 2 | 1st | $24,000 |
| 38 | Jairus Kipchoge Birech | 4 | 1 | 1st | $24,000 |
| 39 | Christophe Lemaitre | 5 | 0 | 2nd | $23,000 |
| 40 | Javier Culson | 4 | 1 | 1st | $23,000 |
Dawn Harper-Nelson has collected $44,000 of the $6,877,000 this meeting has paid out, 0.6% of it. Sandra Elkasević has won here four times, more than anyone else. 430 of the 1,133 athletes the meeting has paid were paid at it more than once. The table lists the 40 biggest of 1,133.
Every edition of Golden Gala Pietro Mennea
What each year's programme paid, and what a win was worth
| EDITION | WHERE | WHEN | DISCIPLINES | A WIN | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 2026 | Rome | 4 June | 14 | $10,000 | $500,000 |
| Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 2025 | Rome | 6 June | 14 | $10,000 | $500,000 |
| Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 2024 | Rome | 30 August | 14 | $10,000 | $350,000 |
| Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 2023 | Florence | 2 June | 15 | $10,000 | $373,500 |
| Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 2022 | Rome | 9 June | 14 | $10,000 | $350,000 |
| Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 2021 | Florence | 10 June | 14 | $10,000 | $349,000 |
| Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 2019 | Rome | 6 June | 14 | $10,000 | $420,000 |
| Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 2018 | Rome | 31 May | 13 | $10,000 | $389,000 |
| Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 2017 | Rome | 8 June | 13 | $10,000 | $386,000 |
| Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 2016 | Rome | 2 June | 16 | $10,000 | $473,000 |
| Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 2015 | Rome | 4 June | 16 | $10,000 | $479,000 |
| Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 2014 | Rome | 05 June | 16 | $10,000 | $462,000 |
| Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 2013 | Rome | 6 June | 16 | $10,000 | $468,500 |
| Golden Gala 2012 | Rome | 31 May | 16 | $10,000 | $466,000 |
| Golden Gala 2011 | Rome | 26 May | 16 | $10,000 | $466,000 |
| Golden Gala 2010 | Rome | 10 June | 15 | $10,000 | $445,000 |
| 16 editions | 2 cities | - | 236 | - | $6,877,000$6.9m |
What each edition paid
season running total
The line is the running total. A meeting's pot is its rate multiplied by its programme, so the columns move with how many disciplines were on the card rather than with who turned up: the biggest edition here ran 16 disciplines and the smallest 13.
Every discipline held at Golden Gala Pietro Mennea
How often each one has been on the programme, and what it has paid
| DISCIPLINE | EDITIONS | PAID HERE |
|---|---|---|
| Women's 1500 m | 12 | $370,000 |
| Men's 100 m | 11 | $339,500 |
| Women's pole vault | 11 | $320,000 |
| Women's 400 m hurdles | 11 | $308,500 |
| Men's high jump | 10 | $306,000 |
| Men's shot put | 11 | $306,000 |
| Women's 100 m hurdles | 10 | $282,500 |
| Women's 200 m | 9 | $265,000 |
| Men's 5000 m | 9 | $250,000 |
| Men's 110 m hurdles | 8 | $239,000 |
| Men's triple jump | 8 | $230,000 |
| Men's 400 m | 8 | $223,500 |
| Women's long jump | 8 | $220,000 |
| Women's 400 m | 7 | $211,000 |
| Women's 100 m | 7 | $203,500 |
| Women's 3000 m steeplechase | 7 | $200,000 |
| Women's 5000 m | 6 | $200,000 |
| Women's discus throw | 7 | $200,000 |
| Men's discus throw | 7 | $193,000 |
| Men's long jump | 6 | $190,000 |
| Women's javelin throw | 7 | $188,000 |
| Women's triple jump | 6 | $177,500 |
| Men's 800 m | 6 | $176,000 |
| Men's 200 m | 6 | $174,500 |
| Women's high jump | 6 | $172,000 |
| Men's 3000 m steeplechase | 6 | $170,000 |
| Men's 400 m hurdles | 5 | $150,000 |
| Men's pole vault | 5 | $149,000 |
| Women's 800 m | 5 | $139,500 |
| Men's 1500 m | 4 | $120,000 |
| Women's shot put | 4 | $113,000 |
| Men's javelin throw | 3 | $90,000 |
| 32 disciplines | 236 | $6,877,000$6.9m |
A discipline that has been on every programme has paid more here than one that has been on two, and that is the whole of what the column above ranks: the rate is the same in all of them. Each discipline links to what it has paid across the series.
What each place has paid at Golden Gala Pietro Mennea
The five ladders this meeting has paid under
| PLACE | SERIES | SERIES | SERIES | SERIES + | SERIES + |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | $10,000 | $10,000 | $10,000 | $20,000 | $20,000 |
| 2nd | $6,000 | $6,000 | $6,000 | $10,000 | $6,000 |
| 3rd | $4,000 | $3,500 | $4,000 | $6,000 | $4,000 |
| 4th | $3,000 | $2,000 | $3,000 | $5,000 | $3,000 |
| 5th | $2,500 | $1,250 | $2,500 | $3,000 | $2,500 |
| 6th | $2,000 | $1,000 | $2,000 | $2,500 | $2,000 |
| 7th | $1,500 | $750 | $1,500 | $2,000 | $1,500 |
| 8th | $1,000 | $500 | $1,000 | $1,500 | $1,000 |
| All eight | $30,000 | $25,000 | $30,000 | $50,000 | $40,000 |
One column per ladder, and a column covers every discipline the meeting ran while that ladder was in force. The series ladder has been rewritten two times inside the run of editions here, and a win has paid $10,000 under every version of it. What moved is underneath: eighth place was worth $1,000 on the oldest card on this table and $1,000 on the current one, and the eight places together came to $30,000 against $30,000. There is no appearance money in any of it, nothing for a record and nothing for ninth, and where athletes tied they took the places between them and split the money for all of them.
Frequently asked questions
How much prize money has Golden Gala Pietro Mennea paid?
$6,877,000 across sixteen editions, to 1,133 athletes from 95 countries. That is 6.1% of everything the Diamond League has paid across the sixteen seasons on this site.
What does a win at Golden Gala Pietro Mennea pay?
$10,000, and double that in a Diamond+ discipline. It is the same figure in every discipline on the programme, so a win in the shot put pays what a win in the 100 m pays.
Who has earned the most at Golden Gala Pietro Mennea?
Dawn Harper-Nelson, on $44,000 from six paid finishes, three of them wins. 430 of the 1,133 athletes the meeting has paid were paid at it more than once.
How many editions of Golden Gala Pietro Mennea are on this site?
Sixteen, from 2010 to 2026. Those programmes ran 236 disciplines between them and produced 1,865 payments. It has been held in two cities over that run: Rome and Florence. It has carried two names, and the current one is Golden Gala Pietro Mennea.
Which disciplines does Golden Gala Pietro Mennea run?
32 different ones across the sixteen editions, and never all of them at once: the series rotates its programme, so women's 1500 m has been on it twelve times and a discipline's total here is its rate multiplied by how often it was run.
How far down the field does Golden Gala Pietro Mennea pay?
Eight places, and ninth pays nothing however fast the race was. 1,865 payments have gone to 1,133 athletes at this meeting, and 230 other finishes in the same result tables were worth nothing at all.
Where to next
The rest of the Diamond League money
Diamond League prize money holds all sixteen seasons on this site, 224 meetings and $113,397,000. The 2026 season is at Diamond League 2026. Golden Gala Pietro Mennea is one of 19 meetings on this site, and Italy holds this one alone.
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- Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 2018
- Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 2017
- Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 2016
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