France athletics prize money
France has taken $3,087,958 out of athletics, 8th of the 130 countries the sport has paid. Renaud Lavillenie is the biggest earner on $471,833, 15.3% of the national total.
$3,036,958 of that belongs to 181 athletes by name. The other $51,000 is the federation's, won by eight teams whose purse is paid to the country rather than split between the runners.
Every France athlete athletics has paid
181 of them, biggest first
| # | ATHLETE | PAID | WINS | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Renaud Lavillenie | 73 | 33 | $471,833 |
| 2 | Pascal Martinot-Lagarde | 28 | 6 | $135,500 |
| 3 | Jimmy Gressier | 8 | 2 | $135,000 |
| 4 | Mélina Robert-Michon | 52 | - | $121,250 |
| 5 | Teddy Tamgho | 16 | 6 | $99,500 |
| 6 | Christophe Lemaitre | 24 | 1 | $92,500 |
| 7 | Jimmy Vicaut | 22 | 1 | $83,000 |
| 8 | Benjamin Compaoré | 22 | 3 | $79,000 |
| 9 | Pierre-Ambroise Bosse | 19 | 2 | $75,000 |
| 10 | Hilary Kpatcha | 10 | 1 | $66,250 |
| 11 | Rénelle Lamote | 24 | 1 | $65,250 |
| 12 | Éloyse Lesueur-Aymonin | 16 | 1 | $60,500 |
| 13 | Azeddine Habz | 20 | 2 | $59,000 |
| 14 | Wilhem Belocian | 12 | - | $56,250 |
| 15 | Gabriel Tual | 22 | - | $54,500 |
| 16 | Myriam Soumaré | 17 | 1 | $50,500 |
| 17 | Marie-Julie Bonnin | 6 | 1 | $49,500 |
| 18 | Sasha Zhoya | 6 | 2 | $49,250 |
| 19 | Wilfried Happio | 19 | - | $48,000 |
| 20 | Mahiedine Mekhissi | 10 | 1 | $42,000 |
| 21 | Romain Mesnil | 11 | 1 | $38,583 |
| 22 | Thibaut Collet | 14 | - | $36,542 |
| 23 | Mamadou Kassé Hann | 12 | - | $34,500 |
| 24 | Benjamin Robert | 9 | 1 | $34,000 |
| 25 | Yanis Meziane | 13 | - | $34,000 |
| 26 | Just Kwaou-Mathey | 14 | - | $32,500 |
| 27 | Agathe Guillemot | 11 | - | $30,500 |
| 28 | Anaïs Bourgoin | 9 | - | $30,500 |
| 29 | Floria Gueï | 16 | - | $28,500 |
| 30 | Kévin Menaldo | 9 | - | $28,500 |
| 31 | Garfield Darien | 10 | - | $27,500 |
| 32 | Aurélien Quinion | 2 | - | $27,000 |
| 33 | Mélanie Melfort | 10 | - | $25,500 |
| 34 | Dimitri Bascou | 10 | - | $24,500 |
| 35 | Jean-Marc Pontvianne | 15 | - | $23,750 |
| 36 | Baptiste Thiery | 6 | - | $20,000 |
| 37 | Cindy Billaud | 8 | - | $20,000 |
| 38 | Stanley Joseph | 9 | - | $19,750 |
| 39 | Cyréna Samba-Mayela | 8 | - | $18,000 |
| 40 | Ludvy Vaillant | 8 | - | $17,000 |
| 41 | Marie Gayot | 11 | - | $17,000 |
| 42 | Kafétien Gomis | 7 | - | $16,000 |
| 43 | Mickaël Hanany | 8 | - | $16,000 |
| 44 | Yoann Rapinier | 6 | - | $15,500 |
| 45 | Jérôme Clavier | 5 | - | $14,750 |
| 46 | Harold Correa | 7 | - | $14,500 |
| 47 | Alice Finot | 4 | - | $14,250 |
| 48 | Jonathan Seremes | 3 | - | $14,000 |
| 49 | Valentin Lavillenie | 10 | - | $14,000 |
| 50 | Jeanine Assani Issouf | 7 | - | $13,000 |
| 51 | Damiel Dossevi | 7 | - | $12,583 |
| 52 | Hind Dehiba Chahyd | 3 | - | $12,500 |
| 53 | Nicolas-Marie Daru | 4 | - | $12,000 |
| 54 | Rouguy Diallo | 5 | - | $12,000 |
| 55 | Djilali Bedrani | 6 | - | $11,000 |
| 56 | Gabriel Bordier | 1 | - | $11,000 |
| 57 | Yann Schrub | 2 | - | $11,000 |
| 58 | Amandine Brossier | 9 | - | $9,750 |
| 59 | Ninon Chapelle | 6 | - | $9,750 |
| 60 | Yoann Kowal | 5 | - | $9,000 |
| 61 | Aurel Manga | 5 | - | $8,750 |
| 62 | Mouhamadou Fall | 8 | - | $8,750 |
| 63 | Salim Sdiri | 6 | - | $8,500 |
| 64 | Bouabdellah Tahri | 3 | - | $8,000 |
| 65 | Karl Taillepierre | 2 | - | $8,000 |
| 66 | Thomas Wilkes | 3 | - | $8,000 |
| 67 | Ilionis Guillaume | 4 | - | $7,750 |
| 68 | Gaetan Saku Bafuanga | 3 | - | $7,500 |
| 69 | Jessica Cérival | 6 | - | $7,500 |
| 70 | Margot Chevrier | 2 | - | $7,250 |
| 71 | Ryan Zeze | 4 | - | $7,250 |
| 72 | Thomas Gogois | 2 | - | $6,500 |
| 73 | Axel Chapelle | 3 | - | $6,000 |
| 74 | Muriel Hurtis | 4 | - | $6,000 |
| 75 | Alizée Minard | 2 | - | $5,000 |
| 76 | Clara Liberman | 2 | - | $5,000 |
| 77 | Marion Lotout | 3 | - | $5,000 |
| 78 | Sarah Madeleine | 1 | - | $5,000 |
| 79 | Gilles Biron | 4 | - | $4,750 |
| 80 | Nawal Meniker | 5 | - | $4,750 |
| 81 | Vanessa Boslak | 3 | - | $4,583 |
| 82 | Etienne Daguinos | 3 | - | $4,500 |
| 83 | Hélène Parisot | 2 | - | $4,500 |
| 84 | Leslie Djhone | 2 | - | $4,500 |
| 85 | Mame-Ibra Anne | 4 | - | $4,500 |
| 86 | Thomas Martinot-Lagarde | 3 | - | $4,500 |
| 87 | Carolle Zahi | 2 | - | $4,000 |
| 88 | Francoise Mbango Etone | 1 | - | $4,000 |
| 89 | Louise Maraval | 3 | - | $4,000 |
| 90 | Mathilde Andraud | 3 | - | $4,000 |
| 91 | Phara Anacharsis | 3 | - | $4,000 |
| 92 | Téo Bastien | 1 | - | $4,000 |
| 93 | Kevin Mayer | 4 | - | $3,750 |
| 94 | Teresa Nzola Meso | 3 | - | $3,500 |
| 95 | Claire Perraux | 2 | - | $3,000 |
| 96 | Déborah Sananes | 2 | - | $3,000 |
| 97 | Fanjanteino Felix | 1 | - | $3,000 |
| 98 | Méba-Mickaël Zeze | 3 | - | $3,000 |
| 99 | Sandra Gomis | 3 | - | $3,000 |
| 100 | Mehdi Belhadj | 2 | - | $2,750 |
| 101 | Amanda Ngandu-Ntumba | 2 | - | $2,500 |
| 102 | Aurelie Chaboudez | 2 | - | $2,500 |
| 103 | Brigitte Ntiamoah | 2 | - | $2,500 |
| 104 | Emmanuel Biron | 2 | - | $2,500 |
| 105 | Fanny Peltier | 2 | - | $2,500 |
| 106 | Fantin Crisci | 1 | - | $2,500 |
| 107 | Florian Carvalho de Fonsesco | 2 | - | $2,500 |
| 108 | Muhammad Abdallah Kounta | 2 | - | $2,500 |
| 109 | Nathalie Marie-Nely | 1 | - | $2,500 |
| 110 | Paul Renaudie | 1 | - | $2,500 |
| 111 | Stella Akakpo | 2 | - | $2,500 |
| 112 | Laëticia Bapté | 3 | - | $2,250 |
| 113 | Anthony Ammirati | 1 | - | $2,000 |
| 114 | Ben Bassaw | 2 | - | $2,000 |
| 115 | Clément Ducos | 1 | - | $2,000 |
| 116 | Gémima Joseph | 3 | - | $2,000 |
| 117 | Hugo Menin | 1 | - | $2,000 |
| 118 | Jade Maraval | 1 | - | $2,000 |
| 119 | Jeff Erius | 1 | - | $2,000 |
| 120 | Jules Pommery | 1 | - | $2,000 |
| 121 | Julien Kapek | 1 | - | $2,000 |
| 122 | Laura Valette | 2 | - | $2,000 |
| 123 | Louey Ouerrat | 1 | - | $2,000 |
| 124 | Martial Mbandjock | 2 | - | $2,000 |
| 125 | Melvin Raffin | 1 | - | $2,000 |
| 126 | Mickael Francois | 2 | - | $2,000 |
| 127 | Noureddine Smaïl | 1 | - | $2,000 |
| 128 | Reina-Flor Okori | 2 | - | $2,000 |
| 129 | Romain Lecoeur | 1 | - | $2,000 |
| 130 | Ronald Pognon | 1 | - | $2,000 |
| 131 | Sophie Duarte | 2 | - | $2,000 |
| 132 | Teddy Tinmar | 1 | - | $2,000 |
| 133 | Téo Andant | 2 | - | $2,000 |
| 134 | Adrien Clemenceau | 1 | - | $1,500 |
| 135 | Alice Decaux | 1 | - | $1,500 |
| 136 | Erwan Konaté | 2 | - | $1,500 |
| 137 | Erwann Cinna | 1 | - | $1,500 |
| 138 | Ethan Cormont | 2 | - | $1,500 |
| 139 | Hamid Oualich | 1 | - | $1,500 |
| 140 | Jeffrey John | 1 | - | $1,500 |
| 141 | Maroussia Paré | 1 | - | $1,500 |
| 142 | Morhad Amdouni | 1 | - | $1,500 |
| 143 | Sacha Alessandrini | 1 | - | $1,500 |
| 144 | Véronique Mang | 1 | - | $1,500 |
| 145 | Alix Dehaynain | 1 | - | $1,250 |
| 146 | Flavie Renouard | 1 | - | $1,250 |
| 147 | Shana Grebo | 2 | - | $1,250 |
| 148 | Aisseta Diawara | 1 | - | $1,000 |
| 149 | Cassandre Beaugrand | 1 | - | $1,000 |
| 150 | Clarisse Moh | 1 | - | $1,000 |
| 151 | Emile Denecker | 1 | - | $1,000 |
| 152 | Emma Montoya | 1 | - | $1,000 |
| 153 | Felise Vaha'i Sosaia | 1 | - | $1,000 |
| 154 | Floriane Gnafoua | 1 | - | $1,000 |
| 155 | Héni Kechi | 1 | - | $1,000 |
| 156 | Isabelle Black | 1 | - | $1,000 |
| 157 | Jeff Lastennet | 1 | - | $1,000 |
| 158 | Jérôme Haeffler | 1 | - | $1,000 |
| 159 | Johanna Danois | 1 | - | $1,000 |
| 160 | Lina Jacques-Sébastien | 1 | - | $1,000 |
| 161 | Loïc Prévot | 1 | - | $1,000 |
| 162 | Louis Gilavert | 1 | - | $1,000 |
| 163 | Ophélie Claude-Boxberger | 1 | - | $1,000 |
| 164 | Pauline Pousse | 1 | - | $1,000 |
| 165 | Remi Rougetet | 1 | - | $1,000 |
| 166 | Sébastien Maillard | 1 | - | $1,000 |
| 167 | Simon Denissel | 1 | - | $1,000 |
| 168 | Tumatai Dauphin | 1 | - | $1,000 |
| 169 | Yannick Fonsat | 1 | - | $1,000 |
| 170 | Yoann Décimus | 1 | - | $1,000 |
| 171 | Marion Fiack | 1 | - | $833 |
| 172 | Auriana Lazraq-Khlass | 1 | - | $750 |
| 173 | Yanis David | 1 | - | $750 |
| 174 | Aurore Fleury | 1 | - | $500 |
| 175 | Bérénice Petit | 1 | - | $500 |
| 176 | Camille Séri | 1 | - | $500 |
| 177 | Chloé Galet | 1 | - | $500 |
| 178 | Laureen Maxwell | 1 | - | $500 |
| 179 | Léna Kandissounon | 1 | - | $500 |
| 180 | Sokhna Lacoste | 1 | - | $500 |
| 181 | Solène Gicquel | 1 | - | $500 |
Career totals across all six competitions, not a single season. PAID is how many finishing places were paid for, which is a different count from wins: a second place in a Diamond League final and a world title are both one payment. 177 of these athletes have a page of their own here.
The biggest earners
The top twelve of 181
Renaud Lavillenie holds 15.3% of everything France has won in athletics. The three biggest hold 24% of it between them, and $16,779 is what the national total works out at per paid athlete.
Where the money comes from
All six competitions, and what each has sent France
| COMPETITION | ATHLETES | WINS | TO ATHLETES | TO FEDERATION | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond League | 177 | 64 | $2,748,458$2.7m | - | $2,748,458$2.7m |
| World Championships | 11 | 1 | $186,500 | $20,000 | $206,500 |
| Indoor Championships | 8 | 1 | $102,000 | - | $102,000 |
| Ultimate Championship | - | - | - | - | - |
| World Relays | - | - | - | $15,000 | $15,000 |
| Cross Country | - | - | - | $16,000 | $16,000 |
| All six | 181 | 66 | $3,036,958$3.0m | $51,000 | $3,087,958$3.1m |
The Diamond League is the biggest of the six for France on $2,748,458, 89% of the national total. Five of the six have paid France. France has won nothing at the Ultimate Championship.
The ATHLETES column counts the people each competition paid, so it does not add up to 181: thirteen athletes have been paid by more than one of the six, and are counted in every row that paid them and once in the national total. Renaud Lavillenie has been paid by two of them: the Diamond League and the World Championships.
The cheques that went to the federation
8 team payments, paid to France rather than to anyone who ran
| RACE | PLACE | WHO RAN | PURSE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior men's race, 2026 | 5th | Yann Schrub, Jimmy Gressier, Etienne Daguinos, Valentin Gondouin | $8,000 |
| Mixed relay, 2026 | 2nd | Alexis Miellet, Sarah Madeleine, Antoine Senard, Agathe Guillemot | $8,000 |
| Women's 4 × 100 metres relay, 2025 | 6th | Marie-Ange Rimlinger, Sarah Richard, Helene Parisot, Gémima Joseph | $8,000 |
| Men's 4 × 400 metres relay, 2025 | 4th | Adrien Coulibaly, Loïc Prévot, David Sombé, Jimy Soudril | $8,000 |
| Men's 4 × 100 metres relay, 2025 | 7th | Ryan Zeze, Jeff Erius, Lenny Chanteur, Aymeric Priam | $6,000 |
| Women's 4 × 400 metres relay, 2025 | 7th | Alexe Déau, Fanny Peltier, Louise Maraval, Amandine Brossier | $6,000 |
| Women's 4 × 400 metres relay, 2025 | 6th | Emma Montoya, Diana Iscaye, Estelle Raffai, Alexe Deau | $4,000 |
| Mixed 4 × 100 metres relay, 2025 | 6th | Lucie Jean-Charles, Noemie Denon, Dylan Vermont, Antoine Thoraval | $3,000 |
None of this is in any athlete's total above, here or anywhere else on the site. A relay purse is paid to the team whole, a World Relays ladder place is a country's, and a cross country team standing pays the federation behind the first four runners home.
France against the rest
Where $3,087,958 puts France
That is 2.3% of the $135,290,875 athletics has paid to a country, and 8th out of 130. France has Australia above on $3,553,417 and the Netherlands below on $2,809,167.
The biggest of the 130 is the United States on $29,436,125, which is 21.8% of everything the sport has paid to a country. The full money list ranks every one of them, and the six competitions behind these figures each have a section of their own.
Countries either side of France
- United States
- Kenya
- Jamaica
- Great Britain
- Ethiopia
- Germany
- Australia
- Netherlands
- Poland
- Sweden
- Italy
- South Africa
- Ukraine
- Canada
- Cuba
- Norway
- China
- Czechia
- Botswana
- Greece
- Switzerland
- Spain
- New Zealand
- Brazil
- RUS
- Authorised Neutral Athletes
- Bahamas
- Croatia
- Portugal
- Bahrain
- Nigeria
- Morocco
- Dominican Republic
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Belgium
- Ivory Coast
- Japan
- Qatar
- Serbia
- Colombia
Frequently asked questions
How much prize money has France won in athletics?
$3,087,958 across the six competitions this section holds: the Diamond League, the World Championships, the World Indoor Championships, the Ultimate Championship, the World Relays and the World Cross Country Championships. That is 8th of the 130 countries athletics has paid, and 2.3% of the $135,290,875 the sport has sent to a country.
Which France athlete earns the most prize money?
Renaud Lavillenie, on $471,833 from 73 paid finishes and 33 wins. That is 15.3% of everything France has won. Pascal Martinot-Lagarde is next on $135,500.
Does prize money won by France go to the athlete or the federation?
$3,036,958 of that belongs to 181 athletes by name. The other $51,000 is the federation's, won by eight teams whose purse is paid to the country rather than split between the runners.
How many athletes from France have won athletics prize money?
181, sharing $3,036,958 between them, which is $16,779 each. 18 of them have won a title, 66 in all. Thirteen have been paid by more than one of the six competitions.
Where to next
The competitions that paid France
Every figure on this page comes out of one of the six below, and each has its own section here, event by event and edition by edition, with the full ladder of what each finishing place was worth. The country money list puts France against the other 129 the sport has paid.