Spain athletics prize money
Spain has taken $1,462,000 out of athletics, 23rd of the 130 countries the sport has paid. Orlando Ortega is the biggest earner on $287,500, 19.7% of the national total.
$1,298,000 of that belongs to 72 athletes by name. The other $164,000 is the federation's, won by twelve teams whose purse is paid to the country rather than split between the runners.
Every Spain athlete athletics has paid
72 of them, biggest first
| # | ATHLETE | PAID | WINS | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orlando Ortega | 35 | 11 | $287,500 |
| 2 | Ruth Beitia | 33 | 7 | $153,000 |
| 3 | María Pérez | 2 | 2 | $140,000 |
| 4 | Enrique Llopis | 14 | - | $71,750 |
| 5 | Mohamed Katir | 11 | 3 | $56,000 |
| 6 | Mohamed Attaoui | 9 | 1 | $54,500 |
| 7 | Frank Casanas | 17 | 1 | $52,000 |
| 8 | Mariano García | 2 | 1 | $40,750 |
| 9 | Daniel Arce | 14 | - | $29,250 |
| 10 | Asier Martínez | 8 | - | $25,000 |
| 11 | Eusebio Cáceres | 9 | - | $24,250 |
| 12 | Ana Peleteiro | 9 | - | $24,000 |
| 13 | Thierry Ndikumwenayo | 8 | 1 | $23,750 |
| 14 | Paul McGrath | 1 | - | $22,000 |
| 15 | Adrián Ben | 9 | - | $16,750 |
| 16 | Fátima Diame | 5 | - | $16,500 |
| 17 | Marta García | 6 | - | $16,000 |
| 18 | Jaël Bestué | 5 | - | $13,000 |
| 19 | Marta Pérez | 6 | - | $13,000 |
| 20 | Adel Mechaal | 8 | - | $11,250 |
| 21 | Antonio Manuel Reina | 3 | - | $10,250 |
| 22 | Ignacio Fontes | 4 | - | $10,000 |
| 23 | Josué Canales | 1 | - | $10,000 |
| 24 | Lester Lescay | 4 | - | $9,750 |
| 25 | Saúl Ordóñez | 5 | - | $8,750 |
| 26 | Mario García | 4 | - | $7,250 |
| 27 | Águeda Marqués | 3 | - | $7,000 |
| 28 | Daniel Chamosa | 1 | - | $7,000 |
| 29 | Raquel González | 1 | - | $7,000 |
| 30 | Álvaro de Arriba | 3 | - | $6,500 |
| 31 | Antía Chamosa | 1 | - | $6,000 |
| 32 | Cristina Montesinos | 1 | - | $6,000 |
| 33 | Pablo Torrijos | 4 | - | $6,000 |
| 34 | Yulenmis Aguilar | 4 | - | $6,000 |
| 35 | Bruno Hortelano-Roig | 2 | - | $5,500 |
| 36 | Ibrahim Ezzaydouni | 4 | - | $5,500 |
| 37 | Kevin López | 2 | - | $5,500 |
| 38 | Mario Pestano | 2 | - | $5,500 |
| 39 | Concepción Montaner | 3 | - | $5,000 |
| 40 | Diego García | 1 | - | $5,000 |
| 41 | Dolores Checa | 3 | - | $5,000 |
| 42 | Fernando Carro | 2 | - | $5,000 |
| 43 | Blanca Hervás | 1 | - | $4,000 |
| 44 | Paula Sevilla | 3 | - | $3,500 |
| 45 | Sebastián Martos | 2 | - | $3,500 |
| 46 | Esther Guerrero | 3 | - | $3,250 |
| 47 | Úrsula Ruiz | 2 | - | $3,000 |
| 48 | Ángel Mullera | 2 | - | $2,500 |
| 49 | Antonio David Jiménez | 1 | - | $2,500 |
| 50 | Borja Vivas | 2 | - | $2,500 |
| 51 | Estela García | 1 | - | $2,500 |
| 52 | Indira Terrero | 2 | - | $2,500 |
| 53 | Jesús España | 1 | - | $2,500 |
| 54 | Ruth Ndoumbe | 1 | - | $2,500 |
| 55 | David Bustos | 1 | - | $2,000 |
| 56 | Diana Martín | 1 | - | $2,000 |
| 57 | María Isabel Pérez | 1 | - | $2,000 |
| 58 | Mercedes Chilla | 1 | - | $2,000 |
| 59 | Alemayehu Bezabeh | 1 | - | $1,500 |
| 60 | David Barroso | 1 | - | $1,500 |
| 61 | Luis Felipe Méliz | 1 | - | $1,500 |
| 62 | Víctor García | 1 | - | $1,500 |
| 63 | Víctor Ruiz | 2 | - | $1,500 |
| 64 | Álvaro Rodríguez | 1 | - | $1,000 |
| 65 | Antonio Abadía | 1 | - | $1,000 |
| 66 | Lois Maikel Martínez | 1 | - | $1,000 |
| 67 | Manu Quijera | 1 | - | $1,000 |
| 68 | Maria del Mar Jover | 1 | - | $1,000 |
| 69 | Naroa Agirre | 1 | - | $1,000 |
| 70 | Natalia Rodríguez | 1 | - | $1,000 |
| 71 | Abdessamad Oukhelfen | 1 | - | $500 |
| 72 | Carla Gallardo | 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. 63 of these athletes have a page of their own here.
The biggest earners
The top twelve of 72
Orlando Ortega holds 19.7% of everything Spain has won in athletics. The three biggest hold 39.7% of it between them, and $18,028 is what the national total works out at per paid athlete.
Where the money comes from
All six competitions, and what each has sent Spain
| COMPETITION | ATHLETES | WINS | TO ATHLETES | TO FEDERATION | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond League | 63 | 24 | $954,000 | - | $954,000 |
| World Championships | 12 | 2 | $236,000 | $12,000 | $248,000 |
| Indoor Championships | 8 | 1 | $108,000 | $30,000 | $138,000 |
| Ultimate Championship | - | - | - | - | - |
| World Relays | - | 1 | - | $100,000 | $100,000 |
| Cross Country | - | - | - | $22,000 | $22,000 |
| All six | 72 | 28 | $1,298,000 | $164,000 | $1,462,000$1.5m |
The Diamond League is the biggest of the six for Spain on $954,000, 65.3% of the national total. Five of the six have paid Spain. Spain has won nothing at the Ultimate Championship.
The ATHLETES column counts the people each competition paid, so it does not add up to 72: eight 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. Enrique Llopis has been paid by three of them: the Diamond League, the World Championships and the World Indoor Championships.
The cheques that went to the federation
12 team payments, paid to Spain rather than to anyone who ran
| RACE | PLACE | WHO RAN | PURSE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 4 × 400 metres relay, 2025 | 1st | Paula Sevilla, Eva Santidrián, Daniela Fra, Blanca Hervás | $40,000 |
| Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay, 2026 | 2nd | Markel Fernández, Paula Sevilla, David García, Blanca Hervás | $20,000 |
| Women's 4 × 400 metres relay, 2026 | 2nd | Paula Sevilla, Ana Prieto, Rocío Arroyo, Blanca Hervás | $20,000 |
| Women's 4 × 100 metres relay, 2025 | 2nd | Esperança Cladera, Jaël Bestué, Paula Sevilla, María Isabel Pérez | $20,000 |
| Women's 4 × 100 metres relay, 2025 | 5th | Esperança Cladera, Jaël Bestué, Paula Sevilla, María Isabel Pérez | $12,000 |
| Women's 4 × 400 metres relay, 2026 | 3rd | Paula Sevilla, Ana Prieto, Rocio Arroyo, Blanca Hervas | $10,000 |
| Women's 4 × 100 metres relay, 2026 | 3rd | Lucia Carrillo, Jaël Bestué, Esperança Cladera, María Isabel Pérez | $10,000 |
| Senior men's race, 2024 | 4th | Thierry Ndikumwenayo, Aarón Las Heras, Fernando Carro, Miguel Baidal | $10,000 |
| Senior women's race, 2024 | 5th | Carolina Robles, Irene Sánchez-Escribano, Majida Maayouf, Isabel Barreiro | $8,000 |
| Mixed 4 × 100 metres relay, 2026 | 5th | Guillem Crespí, Esther Navero, Andoni Calbano, Aitana Rodrigo | $6,000 |
| Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay, 2026 | 6th | David García, Eva Santidrián, Julio Arenas, Carmen Avilés | $4,000 |
| Senior women's race, 2026 | 6th | María Forero, Idaira Prieto, Carolina Robles, Angela Viciosa | $4,000 |
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.
Spain against the rest
Where $1,462,000 puts Spain
That is 1.1% of the $135,290,875 athletics has paid to a country, and 23rd out of 130. Spain has Switzerland above on $1,594,458 and New Zealand below on $1,432,375.
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 Spain
- Jamaica
- Great Britain
- Ethiopia
- Germany
- Australia
- France
- Netherlands
- Poland
- Sweden
- Italy
- South Africa
- Ukraine
- Canada
- Cuba
- Norway
- China
- Czechia
- Botswana
- Greece
- Switzerland
- 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
- Slovenia
- Grenada
Frequently asked questions
How much prize money has Spain won in athletics?
$1,462,000 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 23rd of the 130 countries athletics has paid, and 1.1% of the $135,290,875 the sport has sent to a country.
Which Spain athlete earns the most prize money?
Orlando Ortega, on $287,500 from 35 paid finishes and eleven wins. That is 19.7% of everything Spain has won. Ruth Beitia is next on $153,000.
Does prize money won by Spain go to the athlete or the federation?
$1,298,000 of that belongs to 72 athletes by name. The other $164,000 is the federation's, won by twelve teams whose purse is paid to the country rather than split between the runners.
How many athletes from Spain have won athletics prize money?
72, sharing $1,298,000 between them, which is $18,028 each. Eight of them have won a title, 28 in all. Eight have been paid by more than one of the six competitions.
Where to next
The competitions that paid Spain
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 Spain against the other 129 the sport has paid.