Masai Russell prize money
Masai Russell has been paid $219,500 by the Diamond League, which ranks 86th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from fifteen paid finishes in the women's 100 m hurdles, eight of them wins.
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 she finished, and what the card paid for it
| MEETING | DISCIPLINE | PLACE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| AG Memorial Van Damme 2026 | 100 m hurdles | 1st | $60,000 |
| Shanghai Diamond League 2026 | 100 m hurdles | 1st | $20,000 |
| Xiamen Diamond League 2026 | 100 m hurdles | 1st | $20,000 |
| Herculis EBS 2026 | 100 m hurdles | 1st | $20,000 |
| Athletissima 2026 | 100 m hurdles | 1st | $20,000 |
| Weltklasse Zürich 2026 | 100 m hurdles | 1st | $20,000 |
| Prefontaine Classic 2026 | 100 m hurdles | 1st | $10,000 |
| Kamila Skolimowska Memorial 2025 | 100 m hurdles | 1st | $20,000 |
| Athletissima 2025 | 100 m hurdles | 2nd | $10,000 |
| Herculis EBS 2025 | 100 m hurdles | 4th | $5,000 |
| Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 2024 | 100 m hurdles | 2nd | $6,000 |
| Weltklasse Zürich 2024 | 100 m hurdles | 3rd | $3,500 |
| Diamond League Shanghai 2024 | 100 m hurdles | 4th | $2,000 |
| Kamila Skolimowska Memorial 2024 | 100 m hurdles | 4th | $2,000 |
| Xiamen Diamond League 2024 | 100 m hurdles | 6th | $1,000 |
| All fifteen | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $219,500 |
The fifteen paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $219,500 is fifteen separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.2% of the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out between them.
The World Championships
What Masai Russell did in Tokyo, 2025
| EVENT | PLACE | MARK | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 100 metres hurdles | 4th | 12.44 | $16,000 |
The 2025 World Championships paid Masai Russell $16,000 for one finish in Tokyo, against $219,500 from fifteen Diamond League starts between 2024 and 2026. The championships page holds all 49 events and the $8,498,000 they paid out.
The Ultimate Championship
What Masai Russell did in Budapest, 2026
| EVENT | PLACE | MARK | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 100 metres hurdles | 1st | 12.22 | $150,000 |
The Ultimate Championship paid Masai Russell $150,000 for one finish over three days, against $219,500 from fifteen Diamond League starts between 2024 and 2026. The championship page holds all 28 events and what each one paid.
The Olympic Games
What Masai Russell won in Paris
| EVENT | MEDAL | EARNED |
|---|---|---|
| Women's 100 metres hurdles | Gold | $50,000 |
Masai Russell was paid $50,000 for the women's 100 metres hurdles in Paris, the first Games at which an athletics title carried prize money at all. Every one of the 48 golds paid the same $50,000. The Olympic page holds all 48 golds, the $2,400,000 they paid and what the circuit pays the same champions.
Season by season
2024 to 2026, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | - | Golden Gala Pietro Mennea | $14,500 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | Kamila Skolimowska Memorial | $35,000 |
| 2026 | 7 | 7 | AG Memorial Van Damme | $170,000 |
season running total
2026 is the biggest of them, $170,000 from seven starts. Every season from 2024 to 2026 paid her something. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $219,500.
Around Masai Russell on the money list
Ranks 66 to 106
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | Christian Coleman | two disciplines | 10 | $263,000 |
| 67 | Olga Rypakova | Women's triple jump | 9 | $262,000 |
| 68 | Kristjan Čeh | Men's discus throw | 12 | $261,500 |
| 69 | Akani Simbine | Men's 100 m | 11 | $257,500 |
| 70 | Murielle Ahouré-Demps | two disciplines | 10 | $252,750 |
| 71 | Tobi Amusan | Women's 100 m hurdles | 7 | $252,250 |
| 72 | David Oliver | Men's 110 m hurdles | 14 | $247,000 |
| 73 | Kendra Harrison | Women's 100 m hurdles | 14 | $246,750 |
| 74 | Nicola Olyslagers | Women's high jump | 10 | $244,917 |
| 75 | Malaika Mihambo | Women's long jump | 10 | $244,750 |
| 76 | Javier Culson | Men's 400 m hurdles | 13 | $243,500 |
| 77 | Francine Niyonsaba | three disciplines | 14 | $238,000 |
| 78 | Hagos Gebrhiwet | two disciplines | 10 | $235,000 |
| 79 | Nijel Amos | Men's 800 m | 13 | $233,500 |
| 80 | Andre De Grasse | two disciplines | 11 | $233,000 |
| 81 | Reese Hoffa | Men's shot put | 14 | $226,500 |
| 82 | Fabiana Murer | Women's pole vault | 13 | $223,000 |
| 83 | Paul Kipsiele Koech | two disciplines | 9 | $222,500 |
| 84 | Dawn Harper-Nelson | Women's 100 m hurdles | 15 | $220,500 |
| 85 | Amantle Montsho | Women's 400 m | 12 | $219,500 |
| 86 | Masai Russell | Women's 100 m hurdles | 8 | $219,500 |
| 87 | Yomif Kejelcha | three disciplines | 11 | $217,500 |
| 88 | Letsile Tebogo | two disciplines | 10 | $213,250 |
| 89 | Ayanleh Souleiman | four disciplines | 8 | $212,000 |
| 90 | Hyvin Jepkemoi | two disciplines | 8 | $212,000 |
| 91 | LaShawn Merritt | two disciplines | 16 | $212,000 |
| 92 | Andy Díaz | Men's triple jump | 10 | $211,500 |
| 93 | Thomas Röhler | Men's javelin throw | 9 | $211,250 |
| 94 | Shamier Little | two disciplines | 4 | $211,000 |
| 95 | Brittney Reese | Women's long jump | 12 | $210,500 |
| 96 | Jairus Kipchoge Birech | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | 10 | $208,000 |
| 97 | Gudaf Tsegay | five disciplines | 7 | $206,500 |
| 98 | Silas Kiplagat | two disciplines | 11 | $205,000 |
| 99 | Genzebe Dibaba | five disciplines | 12 | $204,500 |
| 100 | Danielle Williams | Women's 100 m hurdles | 7 | $204,250 |
| 101 | Yarisley Silva | Women's pole vault | 7 | $203,333 |
| 102 | Justin Gatlin | two disciplines | 16 | $203,250 |
| 103 | Kimberly Williams | Women's triple jump | 1 | $203,250 |
| 104 | Kyron McMaster | two disciplines | 3 | $202,250 |
| 105 | Christina Schwanitz | Women's shot put | 10 | $202,000 |
| 106 | Tero Pitkämäki | Men's javelin throw | 10 | $202,000 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Masai Russell is 86th of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $219,500.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Masai Russell most
AG Memorial Van Damme 2026 paid $60,000 for 1st in the 100 m hurdles, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Devynne Charlton, Megan Simmonds, Tobi Amusan, Nadine Visser, Pia Skrzyszowska and Alaysha Johnson.
Shanghai Diamond League 2026 paid $20,000 for 1st in the 100 m hurdles, one of seven in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Devynne Charlton, Tobi Amusan, Megan Simmonds, Ditaji Kambundji, Ackera Nugent and Wu Yanni.
Xiamen Diamond League 2026 paid $20,000 for 1st in the 100 m hurdles, one of ten in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Tobi Amusan, Devynne Charlton, Megan Simmonds, Ditaji Kambundji, Ackera Nugent and Danielle Williams.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Masai Russell won?
$219,500, which ranks 86th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from fifteen paid finishes between 2024 and 2026.
What is Masai Russell's biggest Diamond League payday?
$60,000, for finishing 1st in the Diamond+ 100 m hurdles at the 2026 AG Memorial Van Damme. 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 Masai Russell gets paid?
Entirely by where she 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 women's 100 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 many Diamond League meetings has Masai Russell won?
Eight of fifteen, worth $190,000 between them. One of her appearance came at a final, which paid $60,000.
How much did Masai Russell 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.
How much did Masai Russell win at the Ultimate Championship?
$150,000, from one paid final at the 2026 championship in Budapest. World Athletics pays $150,000 for a win there, $75,000 for second and $40,000 for third, the same in all 26 individual events.
Is this everything Masai Russell earns from athletics?
No. This is the Diamond League, which is one series of 224 meetings. The World Championships, Ultimate Championship and Olympic 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 her, 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 Masai Russell is Amantle Montsho on $219,500, and one below Yomif Kejelcha on $217,500. Masai Russell is one of 659 United States athletes athletics has paid, and United States athletics prize money adds them up to $29,436,125 across all six competitions. For the event itself, see women's 100 m hurdles prize money. The series has paid out in 20 women's disciplines and Masai Russell has been paid in one of them. The biggest of the rest are women's 100 m, women's 400 m and women's 800 m. Every meeting she has raced is linked in the table at the top of this page, and AG Memorial Van Damme 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 women's 100 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 women's 100 metres hurdles page.