Gift Leotlela prize money
Gift Leotlela has been paid $33,500 by the Diamond League, which ranks 425th of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid. It came from five paid finishes in the men's 100 m, one of them a win.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai Diamond League 2026 | 100 m | 1st | $20,000 |
| Xiamen Diamond League 2026 | 100 m | 2nd | $6,000 |
| London Athletics Meet 2026 | 100 m | 5th | $2,500 |
| Kamila Skolimowska Memorial 2026 | 100 m | 5th | $2,500 |
| AG Memorial Van Damme 2026 | 100 m | 5th | $2,500 |
| All five | Men's 100 m | — | $33,500 |
The five paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $33,500 is five separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.06% of the $53,753,250 the 104 meetings on this site paid out between them.
The World Championships
What Gift Leotlela did in Tokyo, 2025
| EVENT | PLACE | MARK | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 metres | 5th | 9.95 | $11,000 |
The 2025 World Championships paid Gift Leotlela $11,000 for one finish in Tokyo, against $33,500 from five Diamond League starts in 2026. The championships page holds all 49 events and the $8,498,000 they paid out.
The Ultimate Championship
What Gift Leotlela did in Budapest, 2026
| EVENT | PLACE | MARK | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 metres | 6th | 9.98 | — |
Gift Leotlela 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.
Around Gift Leotlela on the money list
Ranks 405 to 445
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 405 | Dorcus Ewoi | two disciplines | — | $35,500 |
| 406 | Hillary Bor | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | 1 | $35,500 |
| 407 | Leonard Bett | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | — | $35,500 |
| 408 | Mattia Furlani | Men's long jump | — | $35,250 |
| 409 | Abbey Caldwell | four disciplines | 1 | $35,000 |
| 410 | Ayanleh Souleiman | two disciplines | — | $35,000 |
| 411 | Max Heß | Men's triple jump | — | $35,000 |
| 412 | Wayde van Niekerk | two disciplines | 3 | $35,000 |
| 413 | Catriona Bisset | Women's 800 m | — | $34,750 |
| 414 | Daisy Jepkemei | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | 1 | $34,750 |
| 415 | Quanera Hayes | Women's 400 m | 1 | $34,750 |
| 416 | Ryuji Miura | two disciplines | — | $34,750 |
| 417 | Margaret Kipkemboi | two disciplines | — | $34,250 |
| 418 | Benjamin Robert | two disciplines | 1 | $34,000 |
| 419 | Doris Lemngole | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | 1 | $34,000 |
| 420 | Yanis Meziane | Men's 800 m | — | $34,000 |
| 421 | Addisu Yihune | two disciplines | 2 | $33,750 |
| 422 | Celliphine Chespol | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | — | $33,750 |
| 423 | Xie Zhenye | two disciplines | — | $33,750 |
| 424 | Gesa Felicitas Krause | two disciplines | — | $33,500 |
| 425 | Gift Leotlela | Men's 100 m | 1 | $33,500 |
| 426 | Julius Yego | Men's javelin throw | 1 | $33,500 |
| 427 | Mohamed Attaoui | two disciplines | 1 | $33,500 |
| 428 | Georgia Griffith | three disciplines | 1 | $33,000 |
| 429 | Andreas Almgren | three disciplines | 1 | $32,750 |
| 430 | Makanakaishe Charamba | Men's 200 m | — | $32,500 |
| 431 | Mark English | Men's 800 m | 1 | $32,500 |
| 432 | Wilma Murto | Women's pole vault | 1 | $32,500 |
| 433 | Anthonique Strachan | two disciplines | — | $32,250 |
| 434 | Bohdan Bondarenko | Men's high jump | 2 | $32,000 |
| 435 | Ezekiel Nathaniel | two disciplines | — | $32,000 |
| 436 | Ivana Vuleta | Women's long jump | 2 | $32,000 |
| 437 | Kanyinsola Ajayi | Men's 100 m | 1 | $32,000 |
| 438 | Rababe Arafi | three disciplines | 1 | $32,000 |
| 439 | Shakima Wimbley | Women's 400 m | — | $32,000 |
| 440 | Thomas Barr | Men's 400 m hurdles | — | $32,000 |
| 441 | Adrian Piperi | Men's shot put | — | $31,750 |
| 442 | Django Lovett | Men's high jump | 1 | $31,750 |
| 443 | Emma Coburn | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | — | $31,750 |
| 444 | Sharika Nelvis | Women's 100 m hurdles | — | $31,500 |
| 445 | Vashti Cunningham | Women's high jump | — | $31,250 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Gift Leotlela is 425th of the 2,112 athletes the 104 meetings on this site paid, on $33,500.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Gift Leotlela most
Shanghai Diamond League 2026 paid $20,000 for 1st in the 100 m, one of nine in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Ferdinand Omanyala, Kenny Bednarek, Trayvon Bromell, Lachlan Kennedy, Akani Simbine and Letsile Tebogo.
Xiamen Diamond League 2026 paid $6,000 for 2nd in the 100 m, one of ten in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Trayvon Bromell, Kenny Bednarek, Akani Simbine, Lachlan Kennedy, Christian Coleman and Letsile Tebogo.
London Athletics Meet 2026 paid $2,500 for 5th in the 100 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Jordan Anthony, Zharnel Hughes, Jeremiah Azu, Kanyinsola Ajayi, Oblique Seville and Romell Glave.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Gift Leotlela won?
$33,500, which ranks 425th of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid across the 104 meetings on this site. It came from five paid finishes in 2026.
What is Gift Leotlela's biggest Diamond League payday?
$20,000, for finishing 1st in the Diamond+ 100 m at the 2026 Shanghai Diamond League. The Diamond League pays by place rather than by performance, so that figure is what the card in force that season paid for 1st and would have paid anybody who finished there.
How does the Diamond League decide what Gift Leotlela 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 win 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.
How many Diamond League meetings has Gift Leotlela won?
One of five, worth $20,000 between them. One of his appearance came at a final, which paid $2,500.
How much did Gift Leotlela win at the 2025 World Championships?
$11,000, 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 Gift Leotlela earns from athletics?
No. This is the Diamond League, which is one series of 104 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 2,112 athletes across the $53,753,250 the 104 meetings on this site paid out. One place above Gift Leotlela is Gesa Felicitas Krause on $33,500, and one below Julius Yego on $33,500. Gift Leotlela 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 Gift Leotlela 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 Shanghai Diamond League 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 100 metres 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 100 metres page.