Udodi Onwuzurike prize money
Udodi Onwuzurike has been paid $5,500 by the Diamond League, which ranks 2003rd of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from two paid finishes in the men's 200 m, the best of them 3rd.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AG Memorial Van Damme 2025 | 200 m | 3rd | $4,000 |
| Weltklasse Zürich 2025 | 200 m | 7th | $1,500 |
| All two | Men's 200 m | - | $5,500 |
The two paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $5,500 is two separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.00% of the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out between them.
The Ultimate Championship
What Udodi Onwuzurike did in Budapest, 2026
| EVENT | PLACE | MARK | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 200 metres | 8th | 20.45 | - |
Udodi Onwuzurike 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 Udodi Onwuzurike on the money list
Ranks 1983 to 2023
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Jonathan Sacoor | Men's 400 m | - | $5,500 |
| 1984 | Kevin López | two disciplines | - | $5,500 |
| 1985 | Leah Nugent | Women's 400 m hurdles | - | $5,500 |
| 1986 | Li Lingyu | Women's javelin throw | - | $5,500 |
| 1987 | Luka Bošković | Men's long jump | - | $5,500 |
| 1988 | Mario Pestano | Men's discus throw | - | $5,500 |
| 1989 | Māris Urtāns | Men's shot put | - | $5,500 |
| 1990 | Mike Foppen | two disciplines | - | $5,500 |
| 1991 | Monica Hargrove | two disciplines | - | $5,500 |
| 1992 | Mukhtar Mohammed | Men's 800 m | - | $5,500 |
| 1993 | Musaeb Abdulrahman Balla | Men's 800 m | - | $5,500 |
| 1994 | Pedrya Seymour | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $5,500 |
| 1995 | Richard Yates | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $5,500 |
| 1996 | Sarah Stevens-Walker | Women's shot put | - | $5,500 |
| 1997 | Shalaya Kipp | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $5,500 |
| 1998 | Simon Magakwe | Men's 100 m | - | $5,500 |
| 1999 | Tan Jian | Women's discus throw | - | $5,500 |
| 2000 | Taresa Tolosa | two disciplines | - | $5,500 |
| 2001 | Tigst Assefa | Women's 800 m | - | $5,500 |
| 2002 | Tyquendo Tracey | Men's 100 m | - | $5,500 |
| 2003 | Udodi Onwuzurike | Men's 200 m | - | $5,500 |
| 2004 | Victor Hogan | Men's discus throw | - | $5,500 |
| 2005 | Wu Yanni | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $5,500 |
| 2006 | Yanxi Li | Men's triple jump | - | $5,500 |
| 2007 | Yuki Koike | Men's 100 m | - | $5,500 |
| 2008 | Amere Lattin | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $5,250 |
| 2009 | Brandon Carnes | two disciplines | - | $5,250 |
| 2010 | Chris McAlister | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $5,250 |
| 2011 | Leandro Ramos | Men's javelin throw | - | $5,250 |
| 2012 | Line Kloster | two disciplines | - | $5,250 |
| 2013 | Luminosa Bogliolo | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $5,250 |
| 2014 | Marie-Therese Obst | Women's javelin throw | - | $5,250 |
| 2015 | Ricky Petrucciani | Men's 400 m | - | $5,250 |
| 2016 | Timothy Herman | Men's javelin throw | - | $5,250 |
| 2017 | Aaron Cheminingwa | Men's 800 m | - | $5,000 |
| 2018 | Alizée Minard | Women's javelin throw | - | $5,000 |
| 2019 | Alyxandria Treasure | Women's high jump | - | $5,000 |
| 2020 | Anastasiya Rabchenyuk | Women's 400 m hurdles | - | $5,000 |
| 2021 | Anca Heltne | Women's shot put | - | $5,000 |
| 2022 | Andrew Howe | two disciplines | - | $5,000 |
| 2023 | Ángela Tenorio | two disciplines | - | $5,000 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Udodi Onwuzurike is 2003rd of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $5,500.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Udodi Onwuzurike most
AG Memorial Van Damme 2025 paid $4,000 for 3rd in the 200 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Christian Coleman, Makanakaishe Charamba, Joseph Fahnbulleh, Kyree King, Kobe Vleminckx and Alexander Ogando.
Weltklasse Zürich 2025 paid $1,500 for 7th in the 200 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Joseph Fahnbulleh, Noah Lyles, Letsile Tebogo, Alexander Ogando, Robert Gregory and Reynier Mena.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Udodi Onwuzurike won?
$5,500, which ranks 2003rd of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from two paid finishes in 2025.
What is Udodi Onwuzurike's biggest Diamond League payday?
$4,000, for finishing 3rd in the 200 m at the 2025 AG Memorial Van Damme. The Diamond League pays by place rather than by performance, so that figure is what the card in force that season paid for 3rd and would have paid anybody who finished there.
How does the Diamond League decide what Udodi Onwuzurike 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 200 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.
Is this everything Udodi Onwuzurike earns from athletics?
No. This is the Diamond League, which is one series of 224 meetings. It holds no championship prize money, 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 Udodi Onwuzurike is Tyquendo Tracey on $5,500, and one below Victor Hogan on $5,500. Udodi Onwuzurike 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 200 m prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Udodi Onwuzurike 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 AG Memorial Van Damme has its own page across every edition of it. 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 200 metres page.