Shanghai Diamond League prize money
Shanghai Diamond League has paid $5,925,000 to 988 athletes across thirteen editions, from 2010 to 2026. Gong Lijiao has taken more of it than anyone, $58,000.
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 196 disciplines on those programmes have been Diamond+, which pays double.
Who Shanghai Diamond League has paid the most
Every edition on this site, added up
| # | ATHLETE | PAID | WINS | BEST DAY HERE | EARNED |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gong Lijiao | 8 | 4 | 1st | $58,000 |
| 2 | Blessing Okagbare | 8 | 3 | 1st | $56,000 |
| 3 | Chase Jackson | 4 | 3 | 1st | $46,000 |
| 4 | David Oliver | 8 | 2 | 1st | $42,500 |
| 5 | Omar McLeod | 4 | 4 | 1st | $40,000 |
| 6 | Sandra Elkasević | 4 | 4 | 1st | $40,000 |
| 7 | Akani Simbine | 4 | 2 | 1st | $36,000 |
| 8 | Mutaz Barsham | 4 | 3 | 1st | $36,000 |
| 9 | Shaunae Miller-Uibo | 4 | 3 | 1st | $36,000 |
| 10 | Xie Wenjun | 9 | 1 | 1st | $35,000 |
| 11 | Veronica Campbell Brown | 6 | 2 | 1st | $33,500 |
| 12 | Renaud Lavillenie | 4 | 2 | 1st | $32,000 |
| 13 | Lyu Huihui | 4 | 3 | 1st | $31,250 |
| 14 | Anavia Battle | 3 | 1 | 1st | $30,000 |
| 15 | Armand Duplantis | 3 | 3 | 1st | $30,000 |
| 16 | Caterine Ibargüen | 3 | 3 | 1st | $30,000 |
| 17 | Kaliese Carter | 6 | 2 | 1st | $30,000 |
| 18 | Piotr Małachowski | 4 | 2 | 1st | $30,000 |
| 19 | Sam Kendricks | 5 | 2 | 1st | $29,917 |
| 20 | Cordell Tinch | 3 | 1 | 1st | $28,000 |
| 21 | Dani Stevens | 5 | 0 | 2nd | $28,000 |
| 22 | Justin Gatlin | 4 | 2 | 1st | $27,500 |
| 23 | Carmelita Jeter | 4 | 1 | 1st | $26,000 |
| 24 | Novlene Williams-Mills | 4 | 2 | 1st | $26,000 |
| 25 | Shericka Jackson | 3 | 1 | 1st | $26,000 |
| 26 | Robert Biwott | 4 | 1 | 1st | $24,500 |
| 27 | Tero Pitkämäki | 4 | 2 | 1st | $24,500 |
| 28 | Vítězslav Veselý | 4 | 1 | 1st | $24,000 |
| 29 | Xiang Liu | 3 | 2 | 1st | $24,000 |
| 30 | Asbel Kiprop | 4 | 1 | 1st | $23,500 |
| 31 | Faith Kipyegon | 3 | 2 | 1st | $22,500 |
| 32 | Kirani James | 3 | 2 | 1st | $22,500 |
| 33 | Masai Russell | 2 | 1 | 1st | $22,000 |
| 34 | Janeth Jepkosgei | 4 | 1 | 1st | $21,000 |
| 35 | Mike Rodgers | 5 | 0 | 2nd | $21,000 |
| 36 | Orlando Ortega | 4 | 0 | 2nd | $21,000 |
| 37 | Mark English | 2 | 1 | 1st | $20,750 |
| 38 | Jamal Britt | 2 | 1 | 1st | $20,500 |
| 39 | Lashinda Demus | 4 | 1 | 1st | $20,500 |
| 40 | Sofia Assefa | 5 | 0 | 2nd | $20,500 |
Gong Lijiao has collected $58,000 of the $5,925,000 this meeting has paid out, 1.0% of it. Gong Lijiao, Omar McLeod and Sandra Elkasević have won here four times, more than anyone else. 339 of the 988 athletes the meeting has paid were paid at it more than once. The table lists the 40 biggest of 988.
Every edition of Shanghai Diamond League
What each year's programme paid, and what a win was worth
| EDITION | WHERE | WHEN | DISCIPLINES | A WIN | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai Diamond League 2026 | Shaoxing | 16 May | 14 | $10,000 | $499,000 |
| Diamond League Shanghai 2025 | Shaoxing | 3 May | 14 | $10,000 | $500,000 |
| Diamond League Shanghai 2024 | Suzhou | 27 April | 14 | $10,000 | $350,000 |
| IAAF Diamond League Shanghai 2019 | Shanghai | 18 May | 15 | $10,000 | $447,500 |
| IAAF Diamond League Shanghai 2018 | Shanghai | 12 May | 14 | $10,000 | $420,000 |
| IAAF Diamond League Shanghai 2017 | Shanghai | 13 May | 14 | $10,000 | $416,000 |
| Shanghai Golden Grand Prix 2016 | Shanghai | 14 May | 16 | $10,000 | $476,000 |
| Shanghai Golden Grand Prix 2015 | Shanghai | 17 May | 16 | $10,000 | $480,000 |
| Shanghai Golden Grand Prix 2014 | Shanghai | 18 May | 16 | $10,000 | $468,000 |
| Golden Grand Prix 2013 | Shanghai | 18 May | 16 | $10,000 | $477,500 |
| Shanghai Golden Grand Prix 2012 | Shanghai | 19 May | 16 | $10,000 | $477,000 |
| Shanghai Golden Grand Prix 2011 | Shanghai | 15 May | 16 | $10,000 | $477,500 |
| Shanghai Diamond League 2010 | Shanghai | 23 May | 15 | $10,000 | $436,500 |
| 13 editions | 3 cities | - | 196 | - | $5,925,000$5.9m |
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 14.
Every discipline held at Shanghai Diamond League
How often each one has been on the programme, and what it has paid
| DISCIPLINE | EDITIONS | PAID HERE |
|---|---|---|
| Men's 110 m hurdles | 13 | $414,000 |
| Women's shot put | 10 | $305,000 |
| Men's 100 m | 9 | $295,000 |
| Men's long jump | 9 | $265,000 |
| Men's pole vault | 9 | $265,000 |
| Women's 200 m | 7 | $235,000 |
| Men's 800 m | 7 | $215,000 |
| Women's 400 m | 7 | $209,000 |
| Men's 400 m | 7 | $205,000 |
| Women's 3000 m steeplechase | 7 | $205,000 |
| Women's 1500 m | 6 | $190,000 |
| Men's 400 m hurdles | 6 | $180,000 |
| Women's high jump | 6 | $180,000 |
| Women's 100 m | 6 | $179,000 |
| Men's javelin throw | 6 | $177,000 |
| Men's high jump | 6 | $175,000 |
| Men's 5000 m | 6 | $174,000 |
| Men's discus throw | 5 | $160,000 |
| Men's 1500 m | 5 | $150,000 |
| Women's 400 m hurdles | 5 | $150,000 |
| Women's 5000 m | 5 | $150,000 |
| Women's discus throw | 5 | $150,000 |
| Women's 800 m | 5 | $147,500 |
| Women's triple jump | 5 | $147,500 |
| Women's javelin throw | 5 | $145,000 |
| Women's long jump | 5 | $143,000 |
| Women's 100 m hurdles | 4 | $124,000 |
| Men's 200 m | 4 | $120,000 |
| Men's 3000 m steeplechase | 4 | $120,000 |
| Women's pole vault | 4 | $120,000 |
| Men's shot put | 3 | $90,000 |
| Men's triple jump | 3 | $80,000 |
| Men's 300 m hurdles | 1 | $30,000 |
| Men's 3000 m | 1 | $30,000 |
| 34 disciplines | 196 | $5,925,000$5.9m |
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 Shanghai Diamond League
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 Shanghai Diamond League paid?
$5,925,000 across thirteen editions, to 988 athletes from 91 countries. That is 5.2% of everything the Diamond League has paid across the sixteen seasons on this site.
What does a win at Shanghai Diamond League 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 Shanghai Diamond League?
Gong Lijiao, on $58,000 from eight paid finishes, four of them wins. 339 of the 988 athletes the meeting has paid were paid at it more than once.
How many editions of Shanghai Diamond League are on this site?
Thirteen, from 2010 to 2026. Those programmes ran 196 disciplines between them and produced 1,555 payments. It has been held in three cities over that run: Shaoxing, Suzhou and Shanghai. It has carried five names, and the current one is Shanghai Diamond League.
Which disciplines does Shanghai Diamond League run?
34 different ones across the thirteen editions, and never all of them at once: the series rotates its programme, so men's 110 m hurdles has been on it thirteen times and a discipline's total here is its rate multiplied by how often it was run.
How far down the field does Shanghai Diamond League pay?
Eight places, and ninth pays nothing however fast the race was. 1,555 payments have gone to 988 athletes at this meeting, and 143 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. Shanghai Diamond League is one of 19 meetings on this site, and China holds two of them.
Every edition of Shanghai Diamond League
- Shanghai Diamond League 2026
- Diamond League Shanghai 2025
- Diamond League Shanghai 2024
- IAAF Diamond League Shanghai 2019
- IAAF Diamond League Shanghai 2018
- IAAF Diamond League Shanghai 2017
- Shanghai Golden Grand Prix 2016
- Shanghai Golden Grand Prix 2015
- Shanghai Golden Grand Prix 2014
- Golden Grand Prix 2013
- Shanghai Golden Grand Prix 2012
- Shanghai Golden Grand Prix 2011
- Shanghai Diamond League 2010
Every other Diamond League meeting
- Weltklasse Zürich
- AG Memorial Van Damme
- Prefontaine Classic
- Athletissima
- Meeting de Paris
- Golden Gala Pietro Mennea
- Doha Diamond League
- Bauhausgalan
- Bislett Games
- Herculis EBS
- Birmingham Diamond League
- Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat
- Anniversary Games
- London Athletics Meet
- Adidas Grand Prix
- Kamila Skolimowska Memorial
- Xiamen Diamond League
- Müller Grand Prix Gateshead
Every Diamond League season
- Diamond League 2026
- Diamond League 2025
- Diamond League 2024
- Diamond League 2023
- Diamond League 2022
- Diamond League 2021
- Diamond League 2019
- Diamond League 2018
- Diamond League 2017
- Diamond League 2016
- Diamond League 2015
- Diamond League 2014
- Diamond League 2013
- Diamond League 2012
- Diamond League 2011
- Diamond League 2010