Bradley Nkoana prize money
Bradley Nkoana has been paid $1,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 1806th of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid. It came from one paid finish in the men's 100 m, and it was 8th.
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.
The payment
Where he finished, and what the card paid for it
| MEETING | DISCIPLINE | PLACE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herculis EBS 2026 | 100 m | 8th | $1,000 |
The one paid figure add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $1,000 is one separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.00% of the $53,753,250 the 104 meetings on this site paid out between them.
The World Athletics Relays
What Bradley Nkoana ran on, 2025 and 2026
| EVENT | PLACE | MARK | TEAM PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 4 × 100 metres relay | 1st | 37.61 | $40,000 |
| Men's 4 × 100 metres relay | 2nd | 37.49 | $20,000 |
The World Relays have paid $60,000 for the two teams Bradley Nkoana ran on across Guangzhou 2025 and Gaborone 2026, and all of it went to South Africa rather than to the four who ran. The $1,000 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 Bayanda Walaza, Sinesipho Dambile, Akani Simbine and Cheswill Johnson, 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 Bradley Nkoana 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 Bradley Nkoana on the money list
Ranks 1786 to 1826
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1786 | Aaliyah McCormick | Women's 100 m hurdles | — | $1,000 |
| 1787 | Abby Moore | Women's shot put | — | $1,000 |
| 1788 | Abdullahi Jama Mahamed | Men's 5000 m | — | $1,000 |
| 1789 | Aleec Harris | Men's 110 m hurdles | — | $1,000 |
| 1790 | Alexandra Burghardt | Women's 100 m | — | $1,000 |
| 1791 | Alice Muraro | Women's 400 m hurdles | — | $1,000 |
| 1792 | Almaz Ayana | Women's 5000 m | — | $1,000 |
| 1793 | Anna Gryc | Women's 400 m hurdles | — | $1,000 |
| 1794 | Anna Polinari | Women's 400 m | — | $1,000 |
| 1795 | Anthony Rotich | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | — | $1,000 |
| 1796 | Archie Davis | two disciplines | — | $1,000 |
| 1797 | Aster Areri | Women's 1500 m | — | $1,000 |
| 1798 | Ayla Hallberg Hossain | Women's long jump | — | $1,000 |
| 1799 | Bakhita John Moresio | Women's 400 m | — | $1,000 |
| 1800 | Bassem Hemeida | Men's 400 m hurdles | — | $1,000 |
| 1801 | Ben Bassaw | Men's 200 m | — | $1,000 |
| 1802 | Ben Jefferies | Men's 400 m | — | $1,000 |
| 1803 | Benjamin Lobo Vedel | Men's 400 m | — | $1,000 |
| 1804 | Beyenu Degefa | Women's 3000 m | — | $1,000 |
| 1805 | Bob Bertemes | Men's shot put | — | $1,000 |
| 1806 | Bradley Nkoana | Men's 100 m | — | $1,000 |
| 1807 | Brigitte Ntiamoah | Women's 200 m | — | $1,000 |
| 1808 | Cameron Burrell | Men's 100 m | — | $1,000 |
| 1809 | Cassandre Beaugrand | Women's 3000 m | — | $1,000 |
| 1810 | Catalin Tecuceanu | Men's 800 m | — | $1,000 |
| 1811 | Cathal Doyle | Men's 1500 m | — | $1,000 |
| 1812 | Cátia Azevedo | Women's 400 m | — | $1,000 |
| 1813 | Charlotte Henrich | Women's 400 m | — | $1,000 |
| 1814 | Clara Liberman | two disciplines | — | $1,000 |
| 1815 | Cooper Teare | two disciplines | — | $1,000 |
| 1816 | Cynthia Chepkirui | Women's 5000 m | — | $1,000 |
| 1817 | Dana Noor Salem | Women's 100 m | — | $1,000 |
| 1818 | Dawn Harper-Nelson | Women's 100 m hurdles | — | $1,000 |
| 1819 | Dylan Borlée | Men's 400 m | — | $1,000 |
| 1820 | Eduardo Santos Rodrigues | Men's 110 m hurdles | — | $1,000 |
| 1821 | Eileen Demes | Women's 400 m hurdles | — | $1,000 |
| 1822 | Elias Ngeny | Men's 800 m | — | $1,000 |
| 1823 | Elijah Hall | Men's 100 m | — | $1,000 |
| 1824 | Elisa Valensin | Women's 200 m | — | $1,000 |
| 1825 | Éloyse Lesueur-Aymonin | Women's long jump | — | $1,000 |
| 1826 | Emily Newnham | Women's 400 m hurdles | — | $1,000 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Bradley Nkoana is 1806th of the 2,112 athletes the 104 meetings on this site paid, on $1,000.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Bradley Nkoana most
Herculis EBS 2026 paid $1,000 for 8th in the 100 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Oblique Seville, Jordan Anthony, Emmanuel Eseme, Owen Ansah, Letsile Tebogo and Ronal Longa.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Bradley Nkoana won?
$1,000, which ranks 1806th of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid across the 104 meetings on this site. It came from one paid finish in 2026.
What is Bradley Nkoana's biggest Diamond League payday?
$1,000, for finishing 8th in the Diamond+ 100 m at the 2026 Herculis EBS. The Diamond League pays by place rather than by performance, so that figure is what the card in force that season paid for 8th and would have paid anybody who finished there.
How does the Diamond League decide what Bradley Nkoana 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 Bradley Nkoana's World Relays teams win?
$60,000, across two paid finals at Guangzhou 2025 and Gaborone 2026. The relays pay a team rather than a runner, so the cheque goes to the federation and not to Bradley Nkoana 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 Bradley Nkoana earns from athletics?
No. This is the Diamond League, which is one series of 104 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 2,112 athletes across the $53,753,250 the 104 meetings on this site paid out. One place above Bradley Nkoana is Bob Bertemes on $1,000, and one below Brigitte Ntiamoah on $1,000. Bradley Nkoana is one of 34 South Africa athletes athletics has paid, and South Africa athletics prize money adds them up to $993,000 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 Bradley Nkoana 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 Herculis EBS 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.