Bayanda Walaza prize money
Bayanda Walaza has been paid $4,500 by the Diamond League, which ranks 2092nd of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from two paid finishes in the men's 100 m, the best of them 6th.
The Diamond League pays by finishing place and nothing else. A published card sets what first through eighth is worth, the same figure in every discipline at that meeting, and ninth pays nothing.
Every payment
Where he finished, and what the card paid for it
| MEETING | DISCIPLINE | PLACE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prefontaine Classic 2025 | 100 m | 6th | $2,500 |
| Weltklasse Zürich 2025 | 100 m | 8th | $2,000 |
| All two | Men's 100 m | - | $4,500 |
The two paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $4,500 is two separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.00% of the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out between them.
The World Athletics Relays
What Bayanda Walaza ran on
| EVENT | PLACE | MARK | TEAM PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 4 × 100 metres relay | 1st | 37.61 | $40,000 |
The World Relays have paid $40,000 for the one team Bayanda Walaza ran on in Guangzhou 2025, and all of it went to South Africa rather than to the four who ran. The $4,500 at the top of this page is what the Diamond League paid him. This is what World Athletics paid a country, and the two are not added together anywhere on the site. He was on the winning team once, which pays $40,000 against $20,000 for second. He ran alongside Sinesipho Dambile, Bradley Nkoana and Akani Simbine, and the Diamond League has paid every one of them too. The World Relays page holds all 12 finals across two championships and the $1,067,000 they paid out.
The Olympic Games
What Bayanda Walaza won in Paris
| EVENT | MEDAL | EARNED |
|---|---|---|
| Men's 4 × 100 metres relay | Silver | - |
The silver in the men's 4 × 100 metres relay paid nothing. Only a gold pays, so 97 of the 145 medals awarded on the athletics programme in Paris carried no money at all. The Olympic page holds all 48 golds, the $2,400,000 they paid and what the circuit pays the same champions.
Around Bayanda Walaza on the money list
Ranks 2072 to 2112
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2072 | Clemens Prüfer | Men's discus throw | - | $4,750 |
| 2073 | Elizabeth Patterson | Women's high jump | - | $4,750 |
| 2074 | Eloisa Coiro | Women's 800 m | - | $4,750 |
| 2075 | Gilles Biron | Men's 400 m | - | $4,750 |
| 2076 | Gloria Hooper | two disciplines | - | $4,750 |
| 2077 | Jessica Woodard | Women's shot put | - | $4,750 |
| 2078 | Joel Clarke-Khan | Men's high jump | - | $4,750 |
| 2079 | Lester Lescay | Men's long jump | - | $4,750 |
| 2080 | Nawal Meniker | Women's high jump | - | $4,750 |
| 2081 | Robin Vanderbemden | Men's 200 m | - | $4,750 |
| 2082 | Teddese Lemi | Men's 1500 m | - | $4,750 |
| 2083 | Valerie Constien | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $4,750 |
| 2084 | Will Williams | Men's long jump | - | $4,750 |
| 2085 | Vanessa Boslak | Women's pole vault | - | $4,583 |
| 2086 | Abdelatif Sadiki | Men's 1500 m | - | $4,500 |
| 2087 | Adelaide Aquilla | Women's shot put | - | $4,500 |
| 2088 | Alicia Deshasier | Women's javelin throw | - | $4,500 |
| 2089 | Alieksei Tsapik | Men's triple jump | - | $4,500 |
| 2090 | Aníta Hinriksdóttir | Women's 800 m | - | $4,500 |
| 2091 | Anthony Chemut | Men's 800 m | - | $4,500 |
| 2092 | Bayanda Walaza | Men's 100 m | - | $4,500 |
| 2093 | Benjamin Azamati | two disciplines | - | $4,500 |
| 2094 | Birhanu Legese | Men's 5000 m | - | $4,500 |
| 2095 | Carvin Nkanata | Men's 200 m | - | $4,500 |
| 2096 | Cheickna Traore | Men's 200 m | - | $4,500 |
| 2097 | Christopher Belcher | Men's 100 m | - | $4,500 |
| 2098 | Daichi Sawano | Men's pole vault | - | $4,500 |
| 2099 | David Torrence | two disciplines | - | $4,500 |
| 2100 | Demish Gaye | Men's 400 m | - | $4,500 |
| 2101 | Eglė Balčiūnaitė | Women's 800 m | - | $4,500 |
| 2102 | Emmanuel Kipkemei Bett | Men's 5000 m | - | $4,500 |
| 2103 | Etienne Daguinos | Men's 5000 m | - | $4,500 |
| 2104 | Hélène Parisot | Women's 200 m | - | $4,500 |
| 2105 | Jacob Paul | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $4,500 |
| 2106 | Joanna Linkiewicz | Women's 400 m hurdles | - | $4,500 |
| 2107 | Johan Wissman | two disciplines | - | $4,500 |
| 2108 | Jonathan Henrique Silva | Men's triple jump | - | $4,500 |
| 2109 | Jordan Boase | Men's 200 m | - | $4,500 |
| 2110 | Karjuan Williams | Men's 800 m | - | $4,500 |
| 2111 | Kateryna Karsak | Women's discus throw | - | $4,500 |
| 2112 | Kevin Craddock | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $4,500 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Bayanda Walaza is 2092nd of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $4,500.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Bayanda Walaza most
Prefontaine Classic 2025 paid $2,500 for 6th in the 100 m, one of nine in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Christian Coleman, Lachlan Kennedy, Jeremiah Azu, Kishane Thompson, Zharnel Hughes and Trayvon Bromell.
Weltklasse Zürich 2025 paid $2,000 for 8th in the 100 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Christian Coleman, Akani Simbine, Ackeem Blake, Jeremiah Azu, Brandon Hicklin and Trayvon Bromell.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Bayanda Walaza won?
$4,500, which ranks 2092nd of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from two paid finishes in 2025.
What is Bayanda Walaza's biggest Diamond League payday?
$2,500, for finishing 6th in the Diamond+ 100 m at the 2025 Prefontaine Classic. The Diamond League pays by place rather than by performance, so that figure is what the card in force that season paid for 6th and would have paid anybody who finished there.
How does the Diamond League decide what Bayanda Walaza gets paid?
Entirely by where he finishes. The series publishes one rate card a season and applies it to every discipline at every meeting, so a place is worth the same in the men's 100 m as it is in the shot put on the same afternoon. Eight places are paid and ninth pays nothing. There is no bonus for a record and no share of a gate.
What did Bayanda Walaza's World Relays teams win?
$40,000, across one paid final in Guangzhou 2025. The relays pay a team rather than a runner, so the cheque goes to the federation and not to Bayanda Walaza or to any one of the four. A title pays $40,000 and the ladder reaches all eight teams in a final, down to $2,000 for 8th.
Is this everything Bayanda Walaza earns from athletics?
No. This is the Diamond League, which is one series of 224 meetings. The World Relays money above is separate money from a separate payer, and none of it is added together here. It holds no national federation payment, no appearance fee and no sponsorship. What it does hold is every dollar the series itself paid him, priced off the card it published.
Where to next
The rest of the Diamond League money
Diamond League prize money ranks all 3,683 athletes across the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out. One place above Bayanda Walaza is Anthony Chemut on $4,500, and one below Benjamin Azamati on $4,500. Bayanda Walaza is one of 54 South Africa athletes athletics has paid, and South Africa athletics prize money adds them up to $2,356,250 across all six competitions. For the event itself, see men's 100 m prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Bayanda Walaza has been paid in one of them. The biggest of the rest are men's pole vault, men's 800 m and men's 200 m. Every meeting he has raced is linked in the table at the top of this page, and Prefontaine Classic has its own page across every edition of it. World Relays prize money is the Guangzhou 2025 and Gaborone 2026 championships, $1,087,000 put up across 12 finals that pay a team and never a runner, and the relay is on the men's 4 × 100 metres relay page.