Lee Eppie prize money
Lee Eppie has been paid $2,500 by the Diamond League, which ranks 1408th of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid. It came from one paid finish in the men's 400 m, and it was 5th.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| London Athletics Meet 2026 | 400 m | 5th | $2,500 |
The one paid figure add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $2,500 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 Championships
What Lee Eppie did in Tokyo, 2025
| EVENT | PLACE | MARK | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 400 metres | 8th | 44.77 | $5,000 |
The 2025 World Championships paid Lee Eppie $5,000 for one finish in Tokyo, against $2,500 from one Diamond League start in 2026. Nine days there paid him more than any whole Diamond League season has. He ran on the Botswana team that won the men's 4 × 400 metres relay, $80,000 to the federation rather than to any one of the four. The championships page holds all 49 events and the $8,498,000 they paid out.
The Ultimate Championship
What Lee Eppie did in Budapest, 2026
| EVENT | PLACE | MARK | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 400 metres | 7th | 44.66 | — |
Lee Eppie 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.
The World Athletics Relays
What Lee Eppie ran on, 2025 and 2026
| EVENT | PLACE | MARK | TEAM PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 4 × 400 metres relay | 1st | 2:54.47 | $40,000 |
| Men's 4 × 400 metres relay | 3rd | 2:58.27 | $10,000 |
The World Relays have paid $50,000 for the two teams Lee Eppie ran on across Guangzhou 2025 and Gaborone 2026, and all of it went to Botswana rather than to the four who ran. The $2,500 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 Letsile Tebogo, Bayapo Ndori, Collen Kebinatshipi and Leungo Scotch, 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.
Around Lee Eppie on the money list
Ranks 1388 to 1428
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1388 | Diana Ana Maria Ion | Women's triple jump | — | $2,500 |
| 1389 | Douwe Amels | Men's high jump | — | $2,500 |
| 1390 | Elie Bacari | Men's 110 m hurdles | — | $2,500 |
| 1391 | Elijah Kosiba | Men's high jump | — | $2,500 |
| 1392 | Elisabeth Slettum | two disciplines | — | $2,500 |
| 1393 | Elsabet Amare | two disciplines | — | $2,500 |
| 1394 | Fantin Crisci | Men's 400 m hurdles | — | $2,500 |
| 1395 | Gabriela Gajanová | Women's 800 m | — | $2,500 |
| 1396 | George Meitamei Manangoi | Men's 1500 m | — | $2,500 |
| 1397 | Hellen Ekalale Lobun | two disciplines | — | $2,500 |
| 1398 | Ibrahim Chuot | Men's 800 m | — | $2,500 |
| 1399 | Isabelle Boffey | Women's 800 m | — | $2,500 |
| 1400 | Izabela da Silva | Women's discus throw | — | $2,500 |
| 1401 | Jaide Stepter | Women's 400 m | — | $2,500 |
| 1402 | Jaide Stepter Baynes | Women's 400 m | — | $2,500 |
| 1403 | Jarret Eaton | Men's 110 m hurdles | — | $2,500 |
| 1404 | Kévin Menaldo | Men's pole vault | — | $2,500 |
| 1405 | Koen Smet | Men's 110 m hurdles | — | $2,500 |
| 1406 | Lassi Etelätalo | Men's javelin throw | — | $2,500 |
| 1407 | Lauren Wells | Women's 400 m hurdles | — | $2,500 |
| 1408 | Lee Eppie | Men's 400 m | — | $2,500 |
| 1409 | Lexy Halladay | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | — | $2,500 |
| 1410 | Linda Olivieri | Women's 400 m hurdles | — | $2,500 |
| 1411 | Liu Qizhen | Men's javelin throw | — | $2,500 |
| 1412 | Lorenzo Perini | Men's 110 m hurdles | — | $2,500 |
| 1413 | Ludovica Cavalli | Women's 1500 m | — | $2,500 |
| 1414 | Lykourgos-Stefanos Tsakonas | Men's 200 m | — | $2,500 |
| 1415 | Malika Akkaoui | two disciplines | — | $2,500 |
| 1416 | Margot Appleton | Women's 2 miles | — | $2,500 |
| 1417 | Martin Wierig | Men's discus throw | — | $2,500 |
| 1418 | Mekedes Alemeshete | two disciplines | — | $2,500 |
| 1419 | Melanie Bauschke | Women's long jump | — | $2,500 |
| 1420 | Melissa Bishop-Nriagu | Women's 800 m | — | $2,500 |
| 1421 | Mercy Chepkurui | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | — | $2,500 |
| 1422 | Moa Granat | Women's 400 m hurdles | — | $2,500 |
| 1423 | Mthi Mthimkulu | Men's 200 m | — | $2,500 |
| 1424 | Muhammad Abdallah Kounta | Men's 400 m | — | $2,500 |
| 1425 | Musab Adam Ali | two disciplines | — | $2,500 |
| 1426 | Nathan Green | two disciplines | — | $2,500 |
| 1427 | Nazim Babayev | Men's triple jump | — | $2,500 |
| 1428 | Olivia Gürth | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | — | $2,500 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Lee Eppie is 1408th of the 2,112 athletes the 104 meetings on this site paid, on $2,500.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Lee Eppie most
London Athletics Meet 2026 paid $2,500 for 5th in the 400 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Khaleb McRae, Vernon Norwood, Ben Jefferies, Rai Benjamin, Matthew Hudson-Smith and Jacory Patterson.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Lee Eppie won?
$2,500, which ranks 1408th 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 Lee Eppie's biggest Diamond League payday?
$2,500, for finishing 5th in the 400 m at the 2026 London Athletics Meet. The Diamond League pays by place rather than by performance, so that figure is what the card in force that season paid for 5th and would have paid anybody who finished there.
How does the Diamond League decide what Lee Eppie 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 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 Lee Eppie win at the 2025 World Championships?
$5,000, 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.
What did Lee Eppie's World Relays teams win?
$50,000, 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 Lee Eppie 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 Lee Eppie earns from athletics?
No. This is the Diamond League, which is one series of 104 meetings. The World Championships and 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 Lee Eppie is Lauren Wells on $2,500, and one below Lexy Halladay on $2,500. Lee Eppie is one of 15 Botswana athletes athletics has paid, and Botswana athletics prize money adds them up to $1,108,250 across all six competitions. For the event itself, see men's 400 m prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Lee Eppie has been paid in one 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 London Athletics Meet 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 finals are on the men's 400 metres and men's 4 × 400 metres relay pages. 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 page. 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 × 400 metres relay page.