Ezekiel Nathaniel prize money
Ezekiel Nathaniel has been paid $32,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 862nd of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from eight paid finishes in the men's 400 m hurdles and men's 400 m, the best of them 2nd.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weltklasse Zürich 2026 | 400 m hurdles | 3rd | $4,000 |
| London Athletics Meet 2026 | 400 m hurdles | 4th | $3,000 |
| Kamila Skolimowska Memorial 2026 | 400 m hurdles | 4th | $3,000 |
| Prefontaine Classic 2026 | 400 m | 8th | $1,000 |
| AG Memorial Van Damme 2026 | 400 m hurdles | 8th | $1,000 |
| Weltklasse Zürich 2025 | 400 m hurdles | 3rd | $10,000 |
| Kamila Skolimowska Memorial 2025 | 400 m hurdles | 2nd | $6,000 |
| Prefontaine Classic 2025 | 400 m hurdles | 3rd | $4,000 |
| All eight | two disciplines | - | $32,000 |
The eight paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $32,000 is eight separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.03% of the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out between them.
The World Championships
What Ezekiel Nathaniel did in Tokyo, 2025
| EVENT | PLACE | MARK | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 400 metres hurdles | 4th | 47.11 | $16,000 |
The 2025 World Championships paid Ezekiel Nathaniel $16,000 for one finish in Tokyo, against $32,000 from eight Diamond League starts between 2025 and 2026. The championships page holds all 49 events and the $8,498,000 they paid out.
The Ultimate Championship
What Ezekiel Nathaniel did in Budapest, 2026
| EVENT | PLACE | MARK | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 400 metres hurdles | 6th | 48.23 | - |
Ezekiel Nathaniel stood in one Ultimate Championship final in Budapest and finished outside the money. World Athletics pays the first three in each event, $150,000, $75,000 and $40,000, and publishes no rate below third, so there is no figure to put against where he finished. The championship page holds all 28 events and what each one paid.
Discipline by discipline
What each event has paid Ezekiel Nathaniel
| DISCIPLINE | STARTS | WINS | YEARS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 400 m hurdles | 7 | - | 2025 to 2026 | $31,000 |
| Men's 400 m | 1 | - | 2026 | $1,000 |
The men's 400 m hurdles has paid Ezekiel Nathaniel $31,000 of the $32,000, which is 97% of everything the series has given him.
Season by season
2025 to 2026, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | - | Weltklasse Zürich | $20,000 |
| 2026 | 5 | - | Weltklasse Zürich | $12,000 |
season running total
2025 is the biggest of them, $20,000 from three starts. Every season from 2025 to 2026 paid him something. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $32,000.
Around Ezekiel Nathaniel on the money list
Ranks 842 to 882
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 842 | Katharina Molitor | Women's javelin throw | - | $33,500 |
| 843 | Mohamed Attaoui | two disciplines | 1 | $33,500 |
| 844 | Tyrone Smith | Men's long jump | - | $33,500 |
| 845 | Benjamin Kiplagat | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $33,000 |
| 846 | Brittany Smith | Women's shot put | - | $33,000 |
| 847 | Eliud Kipchoge | two disciplines | 1 | $33,000 |
| 848 | Elliot Giles | three disciplines | - | $33,000 |
| 849 | Georgia Griffith | three disciplines | 1 | $33,000 |
| 850 | Ihab Abdelrahman | Men's javelin throw | 4 | $33,000 |
| 851 | Jiřina Ptáčníková | Women's pole vault | - | $33,000 |
| 852 | Kurt Roberts | Men's shot put | 1 | $33,000 |
| 853 | Meraf Bahta | three disciplines | - | $33,000 |
| 854 | Michael Frater | Men's 100 m | - | $33,000 |
| 855 | O'Dayne Richards | Men's shot put | - | $33,000 |
| 856 | Tori Franklin | Women's triple jump | - | $32,750 |
| 857 | Makanakaishe Charamba | Men's 200 m | - | $32,500 |
| 858 | Perdita Felicien | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $32,500 |
| 859 | Sage Hurta-Klecker | two disciplines | - | $32,500 |
| 860 | Sigrid Borge | Women's javelin throw | - | $32,500 |
| 861 | Eilish McColgan | five disciplines | - | $32,250 |
| 862 | Ezekiel Nathaniel | two disciplines | - | $32,000 |
| 863 | Kanyinsola Ajayi | Men's 100 m | 1 | $32,000 |
| 864 | Natasha Morrison | two disciplines | - | $32,000 |
| 865 | Rusheen McDonald | Men's 400 m | 1 | $32,000 |
| 866 | Tosin Oke | Men's triple jump | - | $32,000 |
| 867 | Adrian Piperi | Men's shot put | - | $31,750 |
| 868 | Django Lovett | Men's high jump | 1 | $31,750 |
| 869 | Jodie Williams | two disciplines | - | $31,750 |
| 870 | Robeilys Peinado | Women's pole vault | - | $31,750 |
| 871 | Vincent Kibet | two disciplines | - | $31,750 |
| 872 | Chris Carter | Men's triple jump | 1 | $31,500 |
| 873 | David Girat | Men's triple jump | 1 | $31,500 |
| 874 | Dong Bin | Men's triple jump | - | $31,500 |
| 875 | Benn Harradine | Men's discus throw | - | $31,000 |
| 876 | Biniam Mehary | two disciplines | - | $31,000 |
| 877 | Cory Martin | Men's shot put | - | $31,000 |
| 878 | Galen Rupp | two disciplines | - | $31,000 |
| 879 | Jack Green | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $31,000 |
| 880 | Jo-Ané du Plessis | Women's javelin throw | - | $31,000 |
| 881 | Lacy Janson | Women's pole vault | - | $31,000 |
| 882 | Naide Gomes | Women's long jump | - | $31,000 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Ezekiel Nathaniel is 862nd of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $32,000.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Ezekiel Nathaniel most
Weltklasse Zürich 2025 paid $10,000 for 3rd in the 400 m hurdles, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: CJ Allen, Matheus Lima, Trevor Bassitt, Alastair Chalmers, Berke Akçam and Karsten Warholm.
Kamila Skolimowska Memorial 2025 paid $6,000 for 2nd in the 400 m hurdles, one of nine in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Abderrahman Samba, Chris Robinson, Trevor Bassitt, Roshawn Clarke, Berke Akçam and Patrik Dömötör.
Weltklasse Zürich 2026 paid $4,000 for 3rd in the 400 m hurdles, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Matheus Lima, Abderrahman Samba, Matic Ian Guček, Dany Brand, Chris Robinson and Alison dos Santos.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Ezekiel Nathaniel won?
$32,000, which ranks 862nd of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from eight paid finishes between 2025 and 2026.
What is Ezekiel Nathaniel's biggest Diamond League payday?
$10,000, for finishing 3rd in the Diamond+ 400 m hurdles at the 2025 Weltklasse Zürich. That is a final, which is why it is the biggest: the final pays two to five times what the same place is worth at a series meeting.
How does the Diamond League decide what Ezekiel Nathaniel 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 400 m hurdles 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.
How much did Ezekiel Nathaniel win at the 2025 World Championships?
$16,000, from one paid final in Tokyo. The championships pay eight places in every event, $70,000 for a title down to $5,000 for 8th.
Is this everything Ezekiel Nathaniel earns from athletics?
No. This is the Diamond League, which is one series of 224 meetings. The World Championships 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 Ezekiel Nathaniel is Eilish McColgan on $32,250, and one below Kanyinsola Ajayi on $32,000. Ezekiel Nathaniel is one of 16 Nigeria athletes athletics has paid, and Nigeria athletics prize money adds them up to $982,250 across all six competitions. For the event itself, see men's 400 m hurdles prize money and men's 400 m prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Ezekiel Nathaniel has been paid in two of them. The biggest of the rest are men's 100 m, men's pole vault and men's 800 m. Every meeting he has raced is linked in the table at the top of this page, and Weltklasse Zürich has its own page across every edition of it. Away from the series, World Championships prize money is Tokyo 2025, $8,498,000 paid eight places deep in every event, and the full final is on the men's 400 metres hurdles page. Ultimate Championship prize money is the 2026 championship in Budapest, $10,000,000 over three days, and the full final is on the men's 400 metres hurdles page.