DIAMOND LEAGUE · 2025 · USA

Prefontaine Classic 2025 prize money

Q: How much prize money did the 2025 Prefontaine Classic pay?

$500,000 in all, across fourteen disciplines. Ten of them paid $30,000 and four were Diamond+, which paid $50,000.

Q: What did winning at the 2025 Prefontaine Classic pay?

$20,000 in a Diamond+ discipline and $10,000 in the rest. That is 40% of what the discipline pays out in total, and it is the same figure whether the win came in the 100 m or the javelin.

Q: Who earned the most at the 2025 Prefontaine Classic?

Four athletes tied at the top on $20,000 each, because the series pays by finishing place and by nothing else: a win in the shot put is worth exactly what a win in the 100 m is. They were Kishane Thompson, Niels Laros, Tsige Duguma and Valarie Allman. Every athlete paid here was paid once, because nobody doubled up.

The 2025 Prefontaine Classic paid $500,000 across fourteen disciplines at Hayward Field, Eugene, 5 July 2025. Four athletes left with the biggest cheque of the day, $20,000 each.

The Diamond League pays by finishing place. One card sets what first through eighth is worth and the same figure applies in every discipline on it, so the tables below are the same ladder fourteen times over. Two ladders, in fact: four of these disciplines were Diamond+, which pays $50,000 against the $30,000 the other ten paid.

MEETING PAID $500,000

A WIN PAID $20,000

DISCIPLINES 14

ATHLETES PAID 112

DATE 5 July

What each place paid

The card in force at the 2025 Prefontaine Classic

two cards

What the Diamond League paid for each finishing place at the 2025 Prefontaine Classic.
PLACE	DIAMOND+	DIAMOND LEAGUE	SHARE
1st	$20,000	$10,000	40.0%
2nd	$10,000	$6,000	20.0%
3rd	$6,000	$4,000	12.0%
4th	$5,000	$3,000	10.0%
5th	$3,000	$2,500	6.0%
6th	$2,500	$2,000	5.0%
7th	$2,000	$1,500	4.0%
8th	$1,500	$1,000	3.0%
All eight	$50,000	$30,000	100%

Where the money sits in a Diamond League field

1st $20k

2nd $10k

3rd $6,000

4th $5,000

5th $3,000

6th $2,500

7th $2,000

8th $1,500

First place takes 40% of what a discipline pays out and eighth takes 3.0%. That ladder is repeated fourteen times at this meeting and it is the whole of how the Diamond League pays: no appearance money, no record bonus, nothing for ninth.

Every discipline

Who won it, and what the win was worth

14 disciplines

Every discipline at the 2025 Prefontaine Classic, its winner and what the discipline paid out in total.
DISCIPLINE	WINNER	WIN PAID	DISCIPLINE POT
Men's 100 m Diamond+	Kishane Thompson JAM	$20,000	$50,000
Women's 800 m Diamond+	Tsige Duguma ETH	$20,000	$50,000
Women's discus throw Diamond+	Valarie Allman USA	$20,000	$50,000
Men's mile Diamond+	Niels Laros NED	$20,000	$50,000
Women's 100 m	Melissa Jefferson-Wooden USA	$10,000	$30,000
Women's 1500 m	Faith Kipyegon KEN	$10,000	$30,000
Men's 200 m	Letsile Tebogo BOT	$10,000	$30,000
Women's 3000 m steeplechase	Winfred Yavi BRN	$10,000	$30,000
Men's 400 m	Matthew Hudson-Smith GBR	$10,000	$30,000
Men's 400 m hurdles	Alison dos Santos BRA	$10,000	$30,000
Women's 5000 m	Beatrice Chebet KEN	$10,000	$30,000
Women's long jump	Tara Davis-Woodhall USA	$10,000	$30,000
Men's shot put	Joe Kovacs USA	$10,000	$30,000
Women's shot put	Chase Jackson USA	$10,000	$30,000
14 disciplines	14 winners	—	$500,000

Every discipline on the same tier pays out the identical amount, so the last column is two figures repeated rather than a ranking. What differs between the rows is who was standing in each place when it was handed over.

Every payment

All 112 cheques the 2025 Prefontaine Classic wrote

155 finishers

Every athlete paid at the 2025 Prefontaine Classic, the discipline, the place and the amount.
ATHLETE	DISCIPLINE	PLACE	PAID
Men's 100 m · Diamond+ · $50,000
Kishane Thompson JAM	100 m	1st	$20,000
Zharnel Hughes GBR	100 m	2nd	$10,000
Trayvon Bromell USA	100 m	3rd	$6,000
Brandon Hicklin USA	100 m	4th	$5,000
Ackeem Blake JAM	100 m	5th	$3,000
Bayanda Walaza RSA	100 m	6th	$2,500
Christian Coleman USA	100 m	7th	$2,000
Lachlan Kennedy AUS	100 m	8th	$1,500
Women's 800 m · Diamond+ · $50,000
Tsige Duguma ETH	800 m	1st	$20,000
Prudence Sekgodiso RSA	800 m	2nd	$10,000
Halimah Nakaayi UGA	800 m	3rd	$6,000
Anaïs Bourgoin FRA	800 m	4th	$5,000
Shafiqua Maloney VIN	800 m	5th	$3,000
Raevyn Rogers USA	800 m	6th	$2,500
Jemma Reekie GBR	800 m	7th	$2,000
Worknesh Mesele ETH	800 m	8th	$1,500
Women's discus throw · Diamond+ · $50,000
Valarie Allman USA	Discus throw	1st	$20,000
Cierra Jackson USA	Discus throw	2nd	$10,000
Sandra Elkasević CRO	Discus throw	3rd	$6,000
Jorinde van Klinken NED	Discus throw	4th	$5,000
Yaime Pérez CUB	Discus throw	5th	$3,000
Laulauga Tausaga USA	Discus throw	6th	$2,500
Marike Steinacker GER	Discus throw	7th	$2,000
Jayden Ulrich USA	Discus throw	8th	$1,500
Men's mile · Diamond+ · $50,000
Niels Laros NED	Mile	1st	$20,000
Yared Nuguse USA	Mile	2nd	$10,000
Azeddine Habz FRA	Mile	3rd	$6,000
Cole Hocker USA	Mile	4th	$5,000
Reynold Cheruiyot KEN	Mile	5th	$3,000
Cameron Myers AUS	Mile	6th	$2,500
Timothy Cheruiyot KEN	Mile	7th	$2,000
Jake Wightman GBR	Mile	8th	$1,500
Women's 100 m · $30,000
Melissa Jefferson-Wooden USA	100 m	1st	$10,000
Julien Alfred LCA	100 m	2nd	$6,000
Marie Josée Ta Lou-Smith CIV	100 m	3rd	$4,000
Tina Clayton JAM	100 m	4th	$3,000
Favour Ofili NGR	100 m	5th	$2,500
Dina Asher-Smith GBR	100 m	6th	$2,000
Twanisha Terry USA	100 m	7th	$1,500
Maia McCoy USA	100 m	8th	$1,000
Women's 1500 m · $30,000
Faith Kipyegon KEN	1500 m	1st	$10,000
Jessica Hull AUS	1500 m	2nd	$6,000
Georgia Hunter Bell GBR	1500 m	3rd	$4,000
Nikki Hiltz USA	1500 m	4th	$3,000
Sinclaire Johnson USA	1500 m	5th	$2,500
Sarah Healy IRL	1500 m	6th	$2,000
Saron Berhe ETH	1500 m	7th	$1,500
Freweyni Hailu ETH	1500 m	8th	$1,000
Men's 200 m · $30,000
Letsile Tebogo BOT	200 m	1st	$10,000
Courtney Lindsey USA	200 m	2nd	$6,000
Alexander Ogando DOM	200 m	3rd	$4,000
Robert Gregory USA	200 m	4th	$3,000
Jereem Richards TTO	200 m	5th	$2,500
Bryan Levell JAM	200 m	6th	$2,000
Aaron Brown CAN	200 m	7th	$1,500
Joseph Fahnbulleh LBR	200 m	8th	$1,000
Women's 3000 m steeplechase · $30,000
Winfred Yavi BRN	3000 m steeplechase	1st	$10,000
Faith Cherotich KEN	3000 m steeplechase	2nd	$6,000
Peruth Chemutai UGA	3000 m steeplechase	3rd	$4,000
Norah Jeruto KAZ	3000 m steeplechase	4th	$3,000
Sembo Almayew ETH	3000 m steeplechase	5th	$2,500
Gabrielle Jennings USA	3000 m steeplechase	6th	$2,000
Alemnat Walle ETH	3000 m steeplechase	7th	$1,500
Kaylee Mitchell USA	3000 m steeplechase	8th	$1,000
Men's 400 m · $30,000
Matthew Hudson-Smith GBR	400 m	1st	$10,000
Christopher Bailey USA	400 m	2nd	$6,000
Jacory Patterson USA	400 m	3rd	$4,000
Khaleb McRae USA	400 m	4th	$3,000
Muzala Samukonga ZAM	400 m	5th	$2,500
Charlie Dobson GBR	400 m	6th	$2,000
Kirani James GRN	400 m	7th	$1,500
Alexander Doom BEL	400 m	8th	$1,000
Men's 400 m hurdles · $30,000
Alison dos Santos BRA	400 m hurdles	1st	$10,000
Rai Benjamin USA	400 m hurdles	2nd	$6,000
Ezekiel Nathaniel NGR	400 m hurdles	3rd	$4,000
Trevor Bassitt USA	400 m hurdles	4th	$3,000
Abderrahman Samba QAT	400 m hurdles	5th	$2,500
CJ Allen USA	400 m hurdles	6th	$2,000
Assinie Wilson JAM	400 m hurdles	7th	$1,500
Alessandro Sibilio ITA	400 m hurdles	8th	$1,000
Women's 5000 m · $30,000
Beatrice Chebet KEN	5000 m	1st	$10,000
Agnes Jebet Ngetich KEN	5000 m	2nd	$6,000
Gudaf Tsegay ETH	5000 m	3rd	$4,000
Margaret Akidor KEN	5000 m	4th	$3,000
Caroline Nyaga KEN	5000 m	5th	$2,500
Medina Eisa ETH	5000 m	6th	$2,000
Aleshign Baweke ETH	5000 m	7th	$1,500
Fantaye Belayneh ETH	5000 m	8th	$1,000
Women's long jump · $30,000
Tara Davis-Woodhall USA	Long jump	1st	$10,000
Malaika Mihambo GER	Long jump	2nd	$6,000
Claire Bryant USA	Long jump	3rd	$4,000
Jasmine Moore USA	Long jump	4th	$3,000
Lex Brown USA	Long jump	5th	$2,500
Ackelia Smith JAM	Long jump	6th	$2,000
Ivana Španović SRB	Long jump	7th	$1,500
Quanesha Burks USA	Long jump	8th	$1,000
Men's shot put · $30,000
Joe Kovacs USA	Shot put	1st	$10,000
Roger Steen USA	Shot put	2nd	$6,000
Chukwuebuka Enekwechi NGR	Shot put	3rd	$4,000
Adrian Piperi USA	Shot put	4th	$3,000
Rajindra Campbell JAM	Shot put	5th	$2,500
Payton Otterdahl USA	Shot put	6th	$2,000
Leonardo Fabbri ITA	Shot put	7th	$1,500
Tom Walsh NZL	Shot put	8th	$1,000
Women's shot put · $30,000
Chase Jackson USA	Shot put	1st	$10,000
Sarah Mitton CAN	Shot put	2nd	$6,000
Jaida Ross USA	Shot put	3rd	$4,000
Maddi Wesche NZL	Shot put	4th	$3,000
Jessica Schilder NED	Shot put	5th	$2,500
Maggie Ewen USA	Shot put	6th	$2,000
Fanny Roos SWE	Shot put	7th	$1,500
Gong Lijiao CHN	Shot put	8th	$1,000

112 payments to 112 athletes, because nobody was paid twice. The money went to 36 countries. Ninth place and below is in the result tables and paid nothing, so it is not here.

Who left with the most

The 2025 Prefontaine Classic money list

112 paid

#	ATHLETE	BEST OF IT	PAID HERE
1	Kishane Thompson JAM	1st 100 m	$20,000
2	Niels Laros NED	1st mile	$20,000
3	Tsige Duguma ETH	1st 800 m	$20,000
4	Valarie Allman USA	1st discus throw	$20,000
5	Alison dos Santos BRA	1st 400 m hurdles	$10,000
6	Beatrice Chebet KEN	1st 5000 m	$10,000
7	Chase Jackson USA	1st shot put	$10,000
8	Cierra Jackson USA	2nd discus throw	$10,000
9	Faith Kipyegon KEN	1st 1500 m	$10,000
10	Joe Kovacs USA	1st shot put	$10,000
11	Letsile Tebogo BOT	1st 200 m	$10,000
12	Matthew Hudson-Smith GBR	1st 400 m	$10,000
13	Melissa Jefferson-Wooden USA	1st 100 m	$10,000
14	Prudence Sekgodiso RSA	2nd 800 m	$10,000
15	Tara Davis-Woodhall USA	1st long jump	$10,000
16	Winfred Yavi BRN	1st 3000 m steeplechase	$10,000
17	Yared Nuguse USA	2nd mile	$10,000
18	Zharnel Hughes GBR	2nd 100 m	$10,000
19	Agnes Jebet Ngetich KEN	2nd 5000 m	$6,000
20	Azeddine Habz FRA	3rd mile	$6,000
21	Christopher Bailey USA	2nd 400 m	$6,000
22	Courtney Lindsey USA	2nd 200 m	$6,000
23	Faith Cherotich KEN	2nd 3000 m steeplechase	$6,000
24	Halimah Nakaayi UGA	3rd 800 m	$6,000
25	Jessica Hull AUS	2nd 1500 m	$6,000
26	Julien Alfred LCA	2nd 100 m	$6,000
27	Malaika Mihambo GER	2nd long jump	$6,000
28	Rai Benjamin USA	2nd 400 m hurdles	$6,000
29	Roger Steen USA	2nd shot put	$6,000
30	Sandra Elkasević CRO	3rd discus throw	$6,000

Kishane Thompson $20k Niels Laros $20k Tsige Duguma $20k Valarie Allman $20k Alison dos Santos $10k Beatrice Chebet $10k Chase Jackson $10k Cierra Jackson $10k Faith Kipyegon $10k Joe Kovacs $10k Letsile Tebogo $10k Matthew Hudson-Smith $10k Melissa Jefferson-Wooden $10k Prudence Sekgodiso $10k Tara Davis-Woodhall $10k

Kishane Thompson took $20,000 of the $500,000 this meeting paid out. The table lists the 30 biggest of 112; every one of them is in the payment table above.

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money did the 2025 Prefontaine Classic pay?

$500,000 in all, across fourteen disciplines. Ten of them paid $30,000 and four were Diamond+, which paid $50,000.

What did winning at the 2025 Prefontaine Classic pay?

$20,000 in a Diamond+ discipline and $10,000 in the rest. That is 40% of what the discipline pays out in total, and it is the same figure whether the win came in the 100 m or the javelin.

How far down the field does the Diamond League pay?

Eight places, and ninth pays nothing. 155 athletes finished a discipline at this meeting and 112 of them were paid, so 43 were in a result table here for nothing.

Who earned the most at the 2025 Prefontaine Classic?

Four athletes tied at the top on $20,000 each, because the series pays by finishing place and by nothing else: a win in the shot put is worth exactly what a win in the 100 m is. They were Kishane Thompson, Niels Laros, Tsige Duguma and Valarie Allman. Every athlete paid here was paid once, because nobody doubled up.

Is the Prefontaine Classic worth more than a normal Diamond League meeting?

No. It is a series meeting and it pays the series card, which is the same card every other series meeting of 2025 paid. The final is the one that pays more.

Where to next

The rest of the Diamond League money

The 2025 Diamond League ran fifteen meetings and paid $9,188,500, and Diamond League prize money covers all 104 meetings on this site and the $53,753,250 they paid between them. Prefontaine Classic has its own page across every edition of it, and the other six are 2026, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021 and 2019.