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Thirty-two champions. Two nights. One trophy per discipline, and no second chances. The Wanda Diamond League Final arrives at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels this Friday and Saturday, closing a season that began in Shaoxing back in May and running through the Memorial Van Damme for the twelfth time in the meeting’s history. Before the first gun goes off, here is the full story of how the series was built, how its format has been torn up and rebuilt three times, and a complete roll-call of every Diamond League champion crowned since 2010.
How the Diamond League Replaced the Golden League in 2010
The series launched in 2010 as the IAAF’s replacement for the Golden League, which had run since 1998. The Golden League had been designed to raise the profile of Europe’s biggest one-day meetings; the Diamond League’s brief was different — to broaden the sport’s reach by taking the circuit outside Europe for the first time.
That ambition shows in the calendar. Alongside the inherited European classics — Zurich, Brussels, Rome, Oslo, Monaco, Stockholm, Paris — the schedule now takes in China, Qatar, Morocco and the United States. The 2026 season ran to fifteen meetings across three continents. The sponsorship name arrived later: the Wanda Diamond League branding was confirmed in December 2019 under an agreement with the Wanda Group.
From Diamond Race to Diamond Trophy: Every Format Change Explained
The competition you’ll watch in Brussels bears almost no resemblance to the one that launched sixteen years ago. Three distinct eras:
2010–2015 — the points era. Athletes scored 4-2-1 for the top three at each meeting, with every discipline staged seven times a season. Points doubled at the discipline’s final meeting — either Zurich or Brussels — and whoever topped the standings won the “Diamond Race.” Ties were broken first on number of wins. Crucially, only athletes who turned up to their discipline’s final meeting were eligible for the title at all.
2016 — scoring widened. Points extended to the top six on a 10-6-4-3-2-1 scale, still doubled at the finals. A season-long grind, decided on arithmetic.
2017 — winner takes all. The system was scrapped. The top eight now score 8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1, but those points do nothing except decide who qualifies for the final. The winner of the final is the Diamond League champion, and prize money follows the same logic. The phrase “Diamond Race” was retired; athletes now contest “Diamond Disciplines.”
Two structural shifts followed. After 2019, the twin-final format at Zurich and Brussels was consolidated into a single meeting, a change announced by Sebastian Coe in March 2019 alongside a planned cut from 32 disciplines to 24. Then the pandemic hit: seven of the fifteen scheduled 2020 meets were cancelled, the season didn’t start until June, and the final was scrapped entirely — no champions were crowned that year. The full 32-discipline programme returned in 2021.
The other running controversy is the Final 3. In horizontal jumps and throws, only the top three after five rounds get a sixth attempt. In its original form, that last attempt alone decided the podium regardless of what had gone before — a format athletes criticised heavily before it was even used. Coe defended it as a way of stopping field events from dying by raising the stakes of the closing round. It was revised in December 2021: the top three still get a final trial, but all marks now count toward the ranking, with competition order reversed to descending. That version has been in use since 2022.
Where the Diamond League Final Has Been Held: Zurich, Brussels and Eugene
For a decade the season ended twice — half the disciplines in Zurich, half in Brussels. Since 2021 it has been one meeting, one weekend, and the hosting has rotated.
| Year | Host city | Format note |
|---|---|---|
| 2010–2019 | Zurich and Brussels | Dual finals, disciplines split between the two |
| 2020 | — | Final cancelled, no champions crowned |
| 2021 | Zurich (Letzigrund) | First single two-day final |
| 2022 | Zurich | 7–8 September |
| 2023 | Eugene (Hayward Field) | First Diamond League Final held in the United States |
| 2024 | Brussels | Kipyegon’s fifth 1500m title |
| 2025 | Zurich | 27–28 August |
| 2026 | Brussels (King Baudouin) | 4–5 September |
That makes Brussels the host or co-host of the final on twelve occasions — ten as Zurich’s partner, plus 2024 and now 2026.
Diamond League Prize Money 2026: What a Diamond Trophy Is Actually Worth
The winner’s cheque at the final has long sat at $30,000. That changed in 2025. Each meeting now nominates four Diamond+ Disciplines — two men’s, two women’s — carrying inflated prize money. At regular meetings, first place in a Diamond+ event doubles from $10,000 to $20,000. At the Diamond League Final, it rises to $50,000.
So the 2025 final in Zurich offered prize money ranging from $30,000 to $50,000 depending on the discipline, plus wild card entries to the World Athletics Championships. The Diamond Trophy itself remains the draw — but the gap between a Diamond and a Diamond+ discipline is now real money.
Six Greatest Diamond League Final Moments in Brussels
1. Aries Merritt Runs 12.80 — The First World Record at a Diamond League Meeting
Merritt arrived at the 2012 final having just taken Olympic gold in London off a personal best of 12.92. In Brussels he went considerably better, clocking 12.80 to take the series title and strip 0.07 from Dayron Robles’ world record. It was the first world record ever set at a Diamond League meeting, and it proved remarkably durable — where Robles’ 12.87 had survived four years, Merritt’s mark stood until June 2026, when Ja’Kobe Tharp ran 12.75 at the NCAA Championships. Tharp is expected to make his Diamond League Final debut in Brussels on Friday.
2. Mutaz Essa Barshim Clears 2.43m in the Greatest High Jump Duel of the Decade
Two years later Brussels nearly saw another record fall. Bohdan Bondarenko came in having won three Diamond League meetings and set a series record of 2.42m in New York, and he looked to have the title sealed after sailing over 2.40m on a perfect card with just four jumps used. Then Barshim went to 2.43m and cleared it first time — the second-highest jump in history. Neither man could handle Javier Sotomayor’s world record height of 2.46m, but Barshim had his first of three Diamond League titles and the event had a new benchmark.
3. Sandi Morris Clears Five Metres at the 2016 Diamond League Final
With 56 series appearances and 14 wins, Morris is among the most prolific competitors the Diamond League has known. Her peak came in Brussels in 2016, when she vaulted 5.00m to become only the third woman in history to clear the barrier. Under the format of the time it wasn’t enough to take the title from Greek rival Katerina Stefanidi, but the mark stood as a Diamond League record until 2021. Speaking in Zurich last week, Morris said she feels closer to five metres now than at any point since — framing it not as a possibility but as a matter of timing.
4. Darrell Hill’s Last-Round 22.44m Steals the 2017 Shot Put Title
In a field containing Ryan Crouser, Joe Kovacs and Tom Walsh, Hill was an outsider. He competed like one, too, sitting fifth going into the final round in Brussels’ city centre. Then he produced the throw of his life — a meeting record of 22.44m — to take the title off Crouser with the last attempt of the competition. Few late wins in Diamond League history match it.
5. Caterine Ibargüen’s Two Titles in Two Cities in Two Days
In 2018, for the first time, the Zurich and Brussels finals were staged on consecutive days. For most multi-event athletes that meant choosing. Ibargüen didn’t. She won her fifth triple jump title in Zurich on 30 August, travelled overnight, and won the long jump in Brussels on 31 August — the first athlete to claim two Diamond League titles inside two days. Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Shericka Jackson matched the double five years later in Eugene, but Ibargüen remains the only athlete to do it in two cities on back-to-back nights.
6. Faith Kipyegon Makes It Five in Brussels
Kipyegon’s grip on the 1500m ran four straight years from 2021 to 2024, a stretch that also produced five world records in three seasons and took her to 30 Diamond League wins. The most recent title came in Brussels in 2024, where she ran a meeting record 3:54.75 and crossed the line holding up five fingers. On the women’s roll-call, only Sandra Elkasević (formerly Perković) and Ibargüen have won more.
2025 Diamond League Final Results: Every Champion Crowned in Zurich
The 2025 final was staged at Weltklasse Zürich on 27–28 August, with 32 titles decided — 16 men’s, 16 women’s, four Diamond+ events in each programme. Six titles were settled on the Sechseläutenplatz on day one, the remaining 26 at Letzigrund on day two. Karsten Warholm, Cordell Tinch, Femke Bol and Salwa Eid Naser all broke meeting records.
The headline act was Noah Lyles. He clocked 19.74 to edge Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo in the 200m and take a sixth career Diamond Trophy, making him the most successful track athlete in the history of the series.
Men’s 2025 Diamond League champions
| Discipline | Champion | Mark |
|---|---|---|
| 100m | Christian Coleman (USA) | 9.97 |
| 200m | Noah Lyles (USA) | 19.74 |
| 400m | Jacory Patterson (USA) | 43.85 |
| 800m | Emmanuel Wanyonyi (KEN) | 1:42.37 |
| 1500m | Niels Laros (NED) | 3:29.20 |
| 3000m | Jimmy Gressier (FRA) | 7:36.78 |
| 110m hurdles | Cordell Tinch (USA) | 12.92 |
| 400m hurdles | Karsten Warholm (NOR) | 46.70 |
| 3000m steeplechase | Frederik Ruppert (GER) | 8:09.02 |
| High jump | Hamish Kerr (NZL) | 2.32m |
| Pole vault | Armand Duplantis (SWE) | 6.00m |
| Long jump | Simon Ehammer (SUI) | 8.32m |
| Triple jump | Andy Díaz (ITA) | 17.56m |
| Shot put | Joe Kovacs (USA) | 22.46m |
| Discus | Mykolas Alekna (LTU) | 68.89m |
| Javelin | Julian Weber (GER) | 91.51m |
Women’s 2025 Diamond League champions
| Discipline | Champion | Mark |
|---|---|---|
| 100m | Julien Alfred (LCA) | 10.76 |
| 200m | Brittany Brown (USA) | 22.13 |
| 400m | Salwa Eid Naser (BRN) | 48.70 |
| 800m | Audrey Werro (SUI) | 1:55.91 |
| 1500m | Nelly Chepchirchir (KEN) | 3:56.99 |
| 3000m | Fantaye Belayneh (ETH) | 8:40.56 |
| 100m hurdles | Ackera Nugent (JAM) | 12.30 |
| 400m hurdles | Femke Bol (NED) | 52.18 |
| 3000m steeplechase | Faith Cherotich (KEN) | 8:57.24 |
| High jump | Nicola Olyslagers (AUS) | 2.04m |
| Pole vault | Katie Moon (USA) | 4.82m |
| Long jump | Larissa Iapichino (ITA) | 6.93m |
| Triple jump | Leyanis Pérez (CUB) | 14.91m |
| Shot put | Jessica Schilder (NED) | 20.26m |
| Discus | Valarie Allman (USA) | 69.18m |
| Javelin | Elina Tzengko (GRE) | 64.57m |
Three footnotes from Zurich worth keeping:
- Sarah Mitton was initially declared women’s shot put winner on 20.67m, but a protest lodged inside the 30-minute window was upheld — judges ruled she had stepped out of the circle before the shot landed, voiding the throw and handing the title to Jessica Schilder.
- Bol extended her Diamond League winning run to 30 competitions with a fifth 400m hurdles title, while Valarie Allman (now competing as Valarie Sion) completed a perfect six-from-six season in the discus for a fifth Diamond Trophy.
- Mykolas Alekna’s discus win came 14 years after his father, Virgilijus Alekna, took the same title in 2011.
Every Diamond League Champion 2010–2025: Men’s Events
Note on the gaps: no champions were crowned in 2020, when the final was cancelled. The 5000m was contested as a 5km road race at the 2022 final and replaced by a 3000m in 2025.
Men’s 100m Champions
- 2025 Christian Coleman · 2024 Ackeem Blake · 2023 Christian Coleman · 2022 Trayvon Bromell · 2021 Fred Kerley · 2019 Noah Lyles · 2018 Christian Coleman
- 2017 CJ Ujah · 2016 Asafa Powell · 2015 Justin Gatlin · 2014 Justin Gatlin · 2013 Justin Gatlin · 2012 Usain Bolt · 2011 Asafa Powell · 2010 Tyson Gay
Men’s 200m Champions
- 2025 Noah Lyles · 2024 Kenneth Bednarek · 2023 Andre De Grasse · 2022 Noah Lyles · 2021 Kenneth Bednarek · 2019 Noah Lyles · 2018 Noah Lyles
- 2017 Noah Lyles · 2016 Alonso Edward · 2015 Alonso Edward · 2014 Alonso Edward · 2013 Warren Weir · 2012 Nickel Ashmeade · 2011 Walter Dix · 2010 Wallace Spearmon
Men’s 400m Champions
- 2025 Jacory Patterson · 2024 Charles Dobson · 2023 Kirani James · 2022 Kirani James · 2021 Michael Cherry · 2019 Michael Norman · 2018 Fred Kerley
- 2017 Isaac Makwala · 2016 LaShawn Merritt · 2015 Kirani James · 2014 LaShawn Merritt · 2013 LaShawn Merritt · 2012 Kevin Borlée · 2011 Kirani James · 2010 Jeremy Wariner
Men’s 800m Champions
- 2025 Emmanuel Wanyonyi · 2024 Emmanuel Wanyonyi · 2023 Emmanuel Wanyonyi · 2022 Emmanuel Korir · 2021 Emmanuel Korir · 2019 Donavan Brazier · 2018 Emmanuel Korir
- 2017 Nijel Amos · 2016 Ferguson Rotich · 2015 Nijel Amos · 2014 Nijel Amos · 2013 Mohammed Aman · 2012 Mohammed Aman · 2011 David Rudisha · 2010 David Rudisha
Men’s 1500m Champions
- 2025 Niels Laros · 2024 Jakob Ingebrigtsen · 2023 Jakob Ingebrigtsen · 2022 Jakob Ingebrigtsen · 2021 Jakob Ingebrigtsen · 2019 Timothy Cheruiyot · 2018 Timothy Cheruiyot
- 2017 Timothy Cheruiyot · 2016 Asbel Kiprop · 2015 Asbel Kiprop · 2014 Silas Kiplagat · 2013 Ayanleh Souleiman · 2012 Silas Kiplagat · 2011 Nixon Chepseba · 2010 Asbel Kiprop
Men’s 5000m Champions
- 2025 Jimmy Gressier (3000m) · 2024 Berihu Aregawi · 2023 Jakob Ingebrigtsen · 2022 Nicholas Kipkorir (5km) · 2021 Berihu Aregawi · 2019 Joshua Cheptegei · 2018 Selemon Barega
- 2017 Mo Farah · 2016 Hagos Gebrhiwet · 2015 Yomif Kejelcha · 2014 Caleb Ndiku · 2013 Yenew Alamirew · 2012 Isiah Koech · 2011 Imane Merga · 2010 Imane Merga
Men’s 110m Hurdles Champions
- 2025 Cordell Tinch · 2024 Sasha Zhoya · 2023 Hansle Parchment · 2022 Grant Holloway · 2021 Devon Allen · 2019 Orlando Ortega · 2018 Sergey Shubenkov
- 2017 Sergey Shubenkov · 2016 Orlando Ortega · 2015 David Oliver · 2014 Pascal Martinot-Lagarde · 2013 David Oliver · 2012 Aries Merritt · 2011 Dayron Robles · 2010 David Oliver
Men’s 400m Hurdles Champions
- 2025 Karsten Warholm · 2024 Alison dos Santos · 2023 Rai Benjamin · 2022 Alison dos Santos · 2021 Karsten Warholm · 2019 Karsten Warholm · 2018 Kyron McMaster
- 2017 Kyron McMaster · 2016 Kerron Clement · 2015 Bershawn Jackson · 2014 Michael Tinsley · 2013 Javier Culson · 2012 Javier Culson · 2011 Dai Greene · 2010 Bershawn Jackson
Men’s 3000m Steeplechase Champions
- 2025 Frederik Ruppert · 2024 Amos Serem · 2023 Simon Koech · 2022 Soufiane El Bakkali · 2021 Benjamin Kigen · 2019 Getnet Wale · 2018 Conseslus Kipruto
- 2017 Conseslus Kipruto · 2016 Conseslus Kipruto · 2015 Jairus Birech · 2014 Jairus Birech · 2013 Conseslus Kipruto · 2012 Paul Kipsiele Koech · 2011 Paul Kipsiele Koech · 2010 Paul Kipsiele Koech
Men’s High Jump Champions
- 2025 Hamish Kerr · 2024 Gianmarco Tamberi · 2023 Woo Sanghyeok · 2022 Gianmarco Tamberi · 2021 Gianmarco Tamberi · 2019 Andriy Protsenko · 2018 Brandon Starc
- 2017 Mutaz Essa Barshim · 2016 Erik Kynard · 2015 Mutaz Essa Barshim · 2014 Mutaz Essa Barshim · 2013 Bohdan Bondarenko · 2012 Robbie Grabarz · 2011 Jesse Williams · 2010 Ivan Ukhov
Men’s Pole Vault Champions
- 2025 Armand Duplantis · 2024 Armand Duplantis · 2023 Armand Duplantis · 2022 Armand Duplantis · 2021 Armand Duplantis · 2019 Sam Kendricks · 2018 Timur Morgunov
- 2017 Sam Kendricks · 2016 Renaud Lavillenie · 2015 Renaud Lavillenie · 2014 Renaud Lavillenie · 2013 Renaud Lavillenie · 2012 Renaud Lavillenie · 2011 Renaud Lavillenie · 2010 Renaud Lavillenie
Men’s Long Jump Champions
- 2025 Simon Ehammer · 2024 Tajay Gayle · 2023 Simon Ehammer · 2022 Miltiadis Tentoglou · 2021 Thobias Montler · 2019 Juan Miguel Echevarría · 2018 Luvo Manyonga
- 2017 Luvo Manyonga · 2016 Fabrice Lapierre · 2015 Greg Rutherford · 2014 Khotso Mokoena · 2013 Aleksandr Menkov · 2012 Aleksandr Menkov · 2011 Mitchell Watt · 2010 Dwight Phillips
Men’s Triple Jump Champions
- 2025 Andy Díaz · 2024 Pedro Pichardo · 2023 Andy Díaz · 2022 Andy Díaz · 2021 Pedro Pichardo · 2019 Christian Taylor · 2018 Pedro Pichardo
- 2017 Christian Taylor · 2016 Christian Taylor · 2015 Christian Taylor · 2014 Christian Taylor · 2013 Christian Taylor · 2012 Christian Taylor · 2011 Phillips Idowu · 2010 Teddy Tamgho
Men’s Shot Put Champions
- 2025 Joe Kovacs · 2024 Leonardo Fabbri · 2023 Joe Kovacs · 2022 Joe Kovacs · 2021 Ryan Crouser · 2019 Tom Walsh · 2018 Tom Walsh
- 2017 Darrell Hill · 2016 Tom Walsh · 2015 Joe Kovacs · 2014 Reese Hoffa · 2013 Ryan Whiting · 2012 Reese Hoffa · 2011 Dylan Armstrong · 2010 Christian Cantwell
Men’s Discus Champions
- 2025 Mykolas Alekna · 2024 Matthew Denny · 2023 Matthew Denny · 2022 Kristjan Čeh · 2021 Daniel Ståhl · 2019 Daniel Ståhl · 2018 Fedrick Dacres
- 2017 Andrius Gudžius · 2016 Piotr Małachowski · 2015 Piotr Małachowski · 2014 Piotr Małachowski · 2013 Gerd Kanter · 2012 Gerd Kanter · 2011 Virgilijus Alekna · 2010 Piotr Małachowski
Men’s Javelin Champions
- 2025 Julian Weber · 2024 Anderson Peters · 2023 Jakub Vadlejch · 2022 Neeraj Chopra · 2021 Johannes Vetter · 2019 Magnus Kirt · 2018 Andreas Hofmann
- 2017 Jakub Vadlejch · 2016 Jakub Vadlejch · 2015 Tero Pitkämäki · 2014 Thomas Röhler · 2013 Vítězslav Veselý · 2012 Vítězslav Veselý · 2011 Matthias de Zordo · 2010 Andreas Thorkildsen
Every Diamond League Champion 2010–2025: Women’s Events
Women’s 100m Champions
- 2025 Julien Alfred · 2024 Julien Alfred · 2023 Shericka Jackson · 2022 Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce · 2021 Elaine Thompson-Herah · 2019 Dina Asher-Smith · 2018 Murielle Ahouré
- 2017 Elaine Thompson · 2016 Elaine Thompson · 2015 Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce · 2014 Veronica Campbell-Brown · 2013 Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce · 2012 Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce · 2011 Carmelita Jeter · 2010 Carmelita Jeter
Women’s 200m Champions
- 2025 Brittany Brown · 2024 Brittany Brown · 2023 Shericka Jackson · 2022 Shericka Jackson · 2021 Christine Mboma · 2019 Shaunae Miller-Uibo · 2018 Shaunae Miller-Uibo
- 2017 Shaunae Miller-Uibo · 2016 Dafne Schippers · 2015 Allyson Felix · 2014 Allyson Felix · 2013 Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce · 2012 Charonda Williams · 2011 Carmelita Jeter · 2010 Allyson Felix
Women’s 400m Champions
- 2025 Salwa Eid Naser · 2024 Marileidy Paulino · 2023 Marileidy Paulino · 2022 Marileidy Paulino · 2021 Quanera Hayes · 2019 Salwa Eid Naser · 2018 Salwa Eid Naser
- 2017 Shaunae Miller-Uibo · 2016 Stephenie Ann McPherson · 2015 Francena McCorory · 2014 Novlene Williams-Mills · 2013 Amantle Montsho · 2012 Amantle Montsho · 2011 Amantle Montsho · 2010 Allyson Felix
Women’s 800m Champions
- 2025 Audrey Werro · 2024 Mary Moraa · 2023 Keely Hodgkinson · 2022 Mary Moraa · 2021 Keely Hodgkinson · 2019 Ajeé Wilson · 2018 Caster Semenya
- 2017 Caster Semenya · 2016 Caster Semenya · 2015 Eunice Sum · 2014 Eunice Sum · 2013 Eunice Sum · 2012 Pamela Jelimo · 2011 Jennifer Meadows · 2010 Janeth Jepkosgei
In 2023, Athing Mu crossed the line first as a national wild card and was therefore ineligible for the title, which passed to runner-up Keely Hodgkinson.
Women’s 1500m Champions
- 2025 Nelly Chepchirchir · 2024 Faith Kipyegon · 2023 Faith Kipyegon · 2022 Faith Kipyegon · 2021 Faith Kipyegon · 2019 Sifan Hassan · 2018 Laura Muir
- 2017 Faith Kipyegon · 2016 Laura Muir · 2015 Sifan Hassan · 2014 Jennifer Simpson · 2013 Abeba Aregawi · 2012 Abeba Aregawi · 2011 Morgan Uceny · 2010 Nancy Langat
Women’s 5000m Champions
- 2025 Fantaye Belayneh (3000m) · 2024 Beatrice Chebet · 2023 Gudaf Tsegay · 2022 Beatrice Chebet (5km) · 2021 Francine Niyonsaba · 2019 Sifan Hassan · 2018 Hellen Obiri
- 2017 Hellen Obiri · 2016 Almaz Ayana · 2015 Genzebe Dibaba · 2014 Mercy Cherono · 2013 Meseret Defar · 2012 Vivian Cheruiyot · 2011 Vivian Cheruiyot · 2010 Vivian Cheruiyot
Women’s 100m Hurdles Champions
- 2025 Ackera Nugent · 2024 Jasmine Camacho-Quinn · 2023 Tobi Amusan · 2022 Tobi Amusan · 2021 Tobi Amusan · 2019 Danielle Williams · 2018 Brianna McNeal
- 2017 Sally Pearson · 2016 Kendra Harrison · 2015 Dawn Harper-Nelson · 2014 Dawn Harper-Nelson · 2013 Dawn Harper-Nelson · 2012 Dawn Harper-Nelson · 2011 Danielle Carruthers · 2010 Priscilla Lopes-Schliep
Women’s 400m Hurdles Champions
- 2025 Femke Bol · 2024 Femke Bol · 2023 Femke Bol · 2022 Femke Bol · 2021 Femke Bol · 2019 Sydney McLaughlin · 2018 Dalilah Muhammad
- 2017 Dalilah Muhammad · 2016 Cassandra Tate · 2015 Zuzana Hejnová · 2014 Kaliese Spencer · 2013 Zuzana Hejnová · 2012 Kaliese Spencer · 2011 Kaliese Spencer · 2010 Kaliese Spencer
Women’s 3000m Steeplechase Champions
- 2025 Faith Cherotich · 2024 Faith Cherotich · 2023 Winfred Yavi · 2022 Werkuha Getachew · 2021 Norah Jeruto · 2019 Beatrice Chepkoech · 2018 Beatrice Chepkoech
- 2017 Ruth Jebet · 2016 Ruth Jebet · 2015 Virginia Nyambura · 2014 Hiwot Ayalew · 2013 Milcah Chemos Cheiywa · 2012 Milcah Chemos Cheiywa · 2011 Milcah Chemos Cheiywa · 2010 Milcah Chemos Cheiywa
Women’s High Jump Champions
- 2025 Nicola Olyslagers · 2024 Yaroslava Mahuchikh · 2023 Yaroslava Mahuchikh · 2022 Yaroslava Mahuchikh · 2021 Mariya Lasitskene · 2019 Mariya Lasitskene · 2018 Mariya Lasitskene
- 2017 Mariya Lasitskene · 2016 Ruth Beitia · 2015 Ruth Beitia · 2014 Mariya Kuchina (later Lasitskene) · 2013 Anna Chicherova · 2012 Chaunté Lowe · 2011 Blanka Vlašić · 2010 Blanka Vlašić
Women’s Pole Vault Champions
- 2025 Katie Moon · 2024 Nina Kennedy · 2023 Katie Moon · 2022 Nina Kennedy · 2021 Anzhelika Sidorova · 2019 Katerina Stefanidi · 2018 Katerina Stefanidi
- 2017 Katerina Stefanidi · 2016 Katerina Stefanidi · 2015 Nikoleta Kiriakopoulou · 2014 Fabiana Murer · 2013 Silke Spiegelburg · 2012 Silke Spiegelburg · 2011 Silke Spiegelburg · 2010 Fabiana Murer
Women’s Long Jump Champions
- 2025 Larissa Iapichino · 2024 Larissa Iapichino · 2023 Ivana Vuleta · 2022 Ivana Vuleta · 2021 Ivana Španović · 2019 Malaika Mihambo · 2018 Caterine Ibargüen
- 2017 Ivana Španović · 2016 Ivana Španović · 2015 Tianna Bartoletta · 2014 Tianna Bartoletta · 2013 Shara Proctor · 2012 Yelena Sokolova · 2011 Brittney Reese · 2010 Brittney Reese
Španović and Vuleta are the same athlete — four long jump titles under two names.
Women’s Triple Jump Champions
- 2025 Leyanis Pérez · 2024 Leyanis Pérez · 2023 Yulimar Rojas · 2022 Yulimar Rojas · 2021 Yulimar Rojas · 2019 Shanieka Ricketts · 2018 Caterine Ibargüen
- 2017 Olga Rypakova · 2016 Caterine Ibargüen · 2015 Caterine Ibargüen · 2014 Caterine Ibargüen · 2013 Caterine Ibargüen · 2012 Olga Rypakova · 2011 Olha Saladukha · 2010 Yargelis Savigne
Women’s Shot Put Champions
- 2025 Jessica Schilder · 2024 Sarah Mitton · 2023 Chase Ealey · 2022 Chase Ealey · 2021 Maggie Ewen · 2019 Gong Lijiao · 2018 Gong Lijiao
- 2017 Gong Lijiao · 2016 Valerie Adams · 2015 Christina Schwanitz · 2014 Valerie Adams · 2013 Valerie Adams · 2012 Valerie Adams · 2011 Valerie Adams · 2010 Valerie Adams
Women’s Discus Champions
- 2025 Valarie Allman · 2024 Valarie Allman · 2023 Valarie Allman · 2022 Valarie Allman · 2021 Valarie Allman · 2019 Yaimé Pérez · 2018 Yaimé Pérez
- 2017 Sandra Perković · 2016 Sandra Perković · 2015 Sandra Perković · 2014 Sandra Perković · 2013 Sandra Perković · 2012 Sandra Perković · 2011 Sandra Perković · 2010 Sandra Perković
Women’s Javelin Champions
- 2025 Elina Tzengko · 2024 Haruka Kitaguchi · 2023 Haruka Kitaguchi · 2022 Kara Winger · 2021 Christin Hussong · 2019 Lyu Huihui · 2018 Tatsiana Khaladovich
- 2017 Barbora Špotáková · 2016 Madara Palameika · 2015 Barbora Špotáková · 2014 Barbora Špotáková · 2013 Christina Obergföll · 2012 Barbora Špotáková · 2011 Christina Obergföll · 2010 Barbora Špotáková
Diamond League Final FAQs
Who has won the most Diamond League titles?
Counting the official champions list above, Sandra Perković — now competing as Sandra Elkasević — leads everyone with eight consecutive discus titles from 2010 to 2017. Renaud Lavillenie (seven straight pole vault titles) and Christian Taylor (seven triple jump titles) head the men. Caterine Ibargüen and Valerie Adams sit on six, as does Noah Lyles, who in 2025 became the most decorated track athlete in series history.
Why is there no 2020 Diamond League champion?
The pandemic. Seven of the fifteen planned meetings were scrapped, the season didn’t begin until 10 June, only four meets ran a full competitive programme, and the final was cancelled with no champions crowned.
How do athletes qualify for the Diamond League Final?
Points are awarded to the top eight at each meeting on an 8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 scale, but they serve only to determine the qualifying field. Once at the final, it’s a straight shootout — win the race or the competition and you’re the champion.
How much do Diamond League Final winners earn?
Standard Diamond Discipline winners take $30,000; the four Diamond+ disciplines per meeting pay $50,000 at the final. Trophies and, in most years, World Championships wild cards come with it.
Where is the 2026 Diamond League Final?
Brussels, at the King Baudouin Stadium, on 4–5 September 2026 — the culmination of a fifteen-meeting season that opened in Shaoxing on 16 May.
What to Watch for at the Brussels Diamond League Final
Sixteen years in, the Diamond Trophy has grown into something the calendar genuinely needs: a season-ending title with real money attached, decided in a single evening rather than by a spreadsheet. Brussels has been present for almost all of it — as co-host for a decade, as the stage for the series’ first world record, and as the venue where Barshim, Morris, Hill, Ibargüen and Kipyegon each did something the record books still carry.
This weekend adds another chapter. Duplantis chases a sixth straight pole vault title. Bol goes for a sixth in the 400m hurdles, which would put her level with the most decorated women in series history. Ja’Kobe Tharp brings the new 110m hurdles world record to the same track where the old one was set fourteen years ago. And 32 athletes leave with a trophy that, in a year without a World Championships, is the biggest global title on offer. For odds, previews and expert analysis ahead of the Brussels final, Tips.gg has the meeting covered.