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DIAMOND LEAGUE · 2026 · USA

Prefontaine Classic 2026 prize money

The 2026 Prefontaine Classic paid $500,000 across fourteen disciplines at Hayward Field, Eugene, 3 to 4 July 2026. Eight 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: eight of these disciplines were Diamond+, which pays $40,000 against the $30,000 the other six paid.

MEETING PAID $500,000
A WIN PAID $20,000
DISCIPLINES 14
ATHLETES PAID 112
DATE 3 to 4 July

What each place paid

The card in force at the 2026 Prefontaine Classic

two cards
What the Diamond League paid for each finishing place at the 2026 Prefontaine Classic.
PLACE DIAMOND+DIAMOND LEAGUE SHARE
1st $20,000$10,000 50.0%
2nd $6,000$6,000 15.0%
3rd $4,000$4,000 10.0%
4th $3,000$3,000 7.5%
5th $2,500$2,500 6.3%
6th $2,000$2,000 5.0%
7th $1,500$1,500 3.8%
8th $1,000$1,000 2.5%
All eight $40,000$30,000 100%

Where the money sits in a Diamond League field

1st $20k
2nd $6,000
3rd $4,000
4th $3,000
5th $2,500
6th $2,000
7th $1,500
8th $1,000

First place takes 50% of what a discipline pays out and eighth takes 2.5%. 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. Where athletes tie, they take the places they occupy between them, the money for those places is added up and split equally, and the meeting's total does not move. Two athletes finished level here.

Every discipline

Who won it, and what the win was worth

14 disciplines
Every discipline at the 2026 Prefontaine Classic, its winner and what the discipline paid out in total.
DISCIPLINE WINNER WIN PAID DISCIPLINE POT
Women's 100 m Diamond+ Melissa Jefferson-Wooden USA $20,000 $40,000
Men's 110 m hurdles Diamond+ Jamal Britt USA $20,000 $40,000
Men's 400 m Diamond+ Collen Kebinatshipi BOT $20,000 $40,000
Women's 800 m Diamond+ Lilian Odira KEN $20,000 $40,000
Women's long jump Diamond+ Tara Davis-Woodhall USA $20,000 $40,000
Men's mile Diamond+ Cameron Myers AUS $20,000 $40,000
Women's mile Diamond+ Nikki Hiltz USA $20,000 $40,000
Men's shot put Diamond+ Leonardo Fabbri ITA $20,000 $40,000
Women's 100 m hurdles Masai Russell USA $10,000 $30,000
Women's 2 miles Aleshign Baweke ETH $10,000 $30,000
Men's 200 m Tate Taylor USA $10,000 $30,000
Women's 3000 m steeplechase Faith Cherotich KEN $10,000 $30,000
Men's discus throw Mykolas Alekna LTU $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 2026 Prefontaine Classic wrote

145 finishers
Every athlete paid at the 2026 Prefontaine Classic, the discipline, the place and the amount.
ATHLETE DISCIPLINE PLACE PAID
Women's 100 m · Diamond+ · $40,000
Melissa Jefferson-Wooden USA 100 m 1st $20,000
Sha'Carri Richardson USA 100 m 2nd $6,000
Adaejah Hodge IVB 100 m 3rd $4,000
Jonielle Smith JAM 100 m 4th $3,000
Tina Clayton JAM 100 m 5th $2,500
Shericka Jackson JAM 100 m 6th $2,000
Shawnti Jackson USA 100 m 7th $1,500
Favour Ofili NGR 100 m 8th $1,000
Men's 110 m hurdles · Diamond+ · $40,000
Jamal Britt USA 110 m hurdles 1st $20,000
Ja'Kobe Tharp USA 110 m hurdles 2nd $6,000
Demario Prince JAM 110 m hurdles 3rd $4,000
Cordell Tinch USA 110 m hurdles 4th $3,000
Orlando Bennett JAM 110 m hurdles 5th $2,500
Jamar Marshall USA 110 m hurdles 6th $2,000
Braxton Brann USA 110 m hurdles 7th $1,500
Eric Edwards Jr. USA 110 m hurdles 8th $1,000
Men's 400 m · Diamond+ · $40,000
Collen Kebinatshipi BOT 400 m 1st $20,000
Rai Benjamin USA 400 m 2nd $6,000
Christopher Bailey USA 400 m 3rd $4,000
Jacory Patterson USA 400 m 4th $3,000
Chris Robinson USA 400 m 5th $2,500
Khaleb McRae USA 400 m 6th $2,000
Vernon Norwood USA 400 m 7th $1,500
Ezekiel Nathaniel NGR 400 m 8th $1,000
Women's 800 m · Diamond+ · $40,000
Lilian Odira KEN 800 m 1st $20,000
Keely Hodgkinson GBR 800 m 2nd $6,000
Addison Wiley USA 800 m 3rd $4,000
Sanu Jallow-Lockhart GAM 800 m 4th $3,000
Raevyn Rogers USA 800 m 5th $2,500
Anaïs Bourgoin FRA 800 m 6th $2,000
Prudence Sekgodiso RSA 800 m 7th $1,500
Halimah Nakaayi UGA 800 m 8th $1,000
Women's long jump · Diamond+ · $40,000
Tara Davis-Woodhall USA Long jump 1st $20,000
Larissa Iapichino ITA Long jump 2nd $6,000
Monae' Nichols USA Long jump 3rd $4,000
Alyssa Jones USA Long jump 4th $3,000
Malaika Mihambo GER Long jump 5th $2,500
Maja Åskag SWE Long jump 6th $2,000
Hilary Kpatcha FRA Long jump 7th $1,500
Alexis Brown USA Long jump 8th $1,000
Men's mile · Diamond+ · $40,000
Cameron Myers AUS Mile 1st $20,000
Yared Nuguse USA Mile 2nd $6,000
Ethan Strand USA Mile 3rd $4,000
Hobbs Kessler USA Mile 4th $3,000
Timothy Cheruiyot KEN Mile 5th $2,500
Cole Hocker USA Mile 6th $2,000
Robert Farken GER Mile 7th $1,500
Vincent Ciattei USA Mile 8th $1,000
Women's mile · Diamond+ · $40,000
Nikki Hiltz USA Mile 1st $20,000
Dorcus Ewoi KEN Mile 2nd $6,000
Faith Kipyegon KEN Mile 3rd $4,000
Klaudia Kazimierska POL Mile 4th $3,000
Jessica Hull AUS Mile 5th $2,500
Emily Mackay USA Mile 6th $2,000
Sarah Healy IRL Mile 7th $1,500
Georgia Hunter Bell GBR Mile 8th $1,000
Men's shot put · Diamond+ · $40,000
Leonardo Fabbri ITA Shot put 1st $20,000
Rajindra Campbell JAM Shot put 2nd $6,000
Jordan Geist USA Shot put 3rd $4,000
Adrian Piperi USA Shot put 4th $3,000
Roger Steen USA Shot put 5th $2,500
Chukwuebuka Enekwechi NGR Shot put 6th $2,000
Tom Walsh NZL Shot put 7th $1,500
Joe Kovacs USA Shot put 8th $1,000
Women's 100 m hurdles · $30,000
Masai Russell USA 100 m hurdles 1st $10,000
Tobi Amusan NGR 100 m hurdles 2nd $6,000
Devynne Charlton BAH 100 m hurdles =3rd shared two ways $3,500
Grace Stark USA 100 m hurdles =3rd shared two ways $3,500
Danielle Williams JAM 100 m hurdles 5th $2,500
Ackera Nugent JAM 100 m hurdles 6th $2,000
Tonea Marshall USA 100 m hurdles 7th $1,500
Kendra Harrison USA 100 m hurdles 8th $1,000
Women's 2 miles · $30,000
Aleshign Baweke ETH 2 miles 1st $10,000
Hirut Meshesha ETH 2 miles 2nd $6,000
Shelby Houlihan USA 2 miles 3rd $4,000
Marta Alemayo ETH 2 miles 4th $3,000
Margot Appleton USA 2 miles 5th $2,500
Karissa Schweizer USA 2 miles 6th $2,000
Yenawa Nbret ETH 2 miles 7th $1,500
Asayech Ayichew ETH 2 miles 8th $1,000
Men's 200 m · $30,000
Tate Taylor USA 200 m 1st $10,000
Letsile Tebogo BOT 200 m 2nd $6,000
Makanakaishe Charamba ZWE 200 m 3rd $4,000
Courtney Lindsey USA 200 m 4th $3,000
Bryan Levell JAM 200 m 5th $2,500
Zharnel Hughes GBR 200 m 6th $2,000
Sam Blaskowski USA 200 m 7th $1,500
José Figueroa PUR 200 m 8th $1,000
Women's 3000 m steeplechase · $30,000
Faith Cherotich KEN 3000 m steeplechase 1st $10,000
Winfred Yavi BRN 3000 m steeplechase 2nd $6,000
Marwa Bouzayani TUN 3000 m steeplechase 3rd $4,000
Doris Lemngole KEN 3000 m steeplechase 4th $3,000
Peruth Chemutai UGA 3000 m steeplechase 5th $2,500
Gesa Felicitas Krause GER 3000 m steeplechase 6th $2,000
Lea Meyer GER 3000 m steeplechase 7th $1,500
Lexy Halladay-Lowry USA 3000 m steeplechase 8th $1,000
Men's discus throw · $30,000
Mykolas Alekna LTU Discus throw 1st $10,000
Kristjan Čeh SLO Discus throw 2nd $6,000
Rojé Stona JAM Discus throw 3rd $4,000
Matthew Denny AUS Discus throw 4th $3,000
Alex Rose WSM Discus throw 5th $2,500
Daniel Ståhl SWE Discus throw 6th $2,000
Lawrence Okoye GBR Discus throw 7th $1,500
Ralford Mullings JAM Discus throw 8th $1,000
Women's shot put · $30,000
Chase Jackson USA Shot put 1st $10,000
Jessica Schilder NED Shot put 2nd $6,000
Fanny Roos SWE Shot put 3rd $4,000
Sarah Mitton CAN Shot put 4th $3,000
Yemisi Mabry GER Shot put 5th $2,500
Jorinde van Klinken NED Shot put 6th $2,000
Axelina Johansson SWE Shot put 7th $1,500
Jaida Ross USA Shot put 8th $1,000

112 payments to 112 athletes, because nobody was paid twice. The money went to 30 countries. Ninth place and below is in the result tables and paid nothing, so it is not here.

Who left with the most

The 2026 Prefontaine Classic money list

112 paid
# ATHLETE BEST OF IT PAID HERE
1 Cameron Myers AUS 1st mile $20,000
2 Collen Kebinatshipi BOT 1st 400 m $20,000
3 Jamal Britt USA 1st 110 m hurdles $20,000
4 Leonardo Fabbri ITA 1st shot put $20,000
5 Lilian Odira KEN 1st 800 m $20,000
6 Melissa Jefferson-Wooden USA 1st 100 m $20,000
7 Nikki Hiltz USA 1st mile $20,000
8 Tara Davis-Woodhall USA 1st long jump $20,000
9 Aleshign Baweke ETH 1st 2 miles $10,000
10 Chase Jackson USA 1st shot put $10,000
11 Faith Cherotich KEN 1st 3000 m steeplechase $10,000
12 Masai Russell USA 1st 100 m hurdles $10,000
13 Mykolas Alekna LTU 1st discus throw $10,000
14 Tate Taylor USA 1st 200 m $10,000
15 Dorcus Ewoi KEN 2nd mile $6,000
16 Hirut Meshesha ETH 2nd 2 miles $6,000
17 Ja'Kobe Tharp USA 2nd 110 m hurdles $6,000
18 Jessica Schilder NED 2nd shot put $6,000
19 Keely Hodgkinson GBR 2nd 800 m $6,000
20 Kristjan Čeh SLO 2nd discus throw $6,000
21 Larissa Iapichino ITA 2nd long jump $6,000
22 Letsile Tebogo BOT 2nd 200 m $6,000
23 Rai Benjamin USA 2nd 400 m $6,000
24 Rajindra Campbell JAM 2nd shot put $6,000
25 Sha'Carri Richardson USA 2nd 100 m $6,000
26 Tobi Amusan NGR 2nd 100 m hurdles $6,000
27 Winfred Yavi BRN 2nd 3000 m steeplechase $6,000
28 Yared Nuguse USA 2nd mile $6,000
29 Adaejah Hodge IVB 3rd 100 m $4,000
30 Addison Wiley USA 3rd 800 m $4,000
Cameron Myers $20k Collen Kebinatshipi $20k Jamal Britt $20k Leonardo Fabbri $20k Lilian Odira $20k Melissa Jefferson-Wooden $20k Nikki Hiltz $20k Tara Davis-Woodhall $20k Aleshign Baweke $10k Chase Jackson $10k Faith Cherotich $10k Masai Russell $10k Mykolas Alekna $10k Tate Taylor $10k Dorcus Ewoi $6,000

Cameron Myers 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 2026 Prefontaine Classic pay?

$500,000 in all, across fourteen disciplines. Six of them paid $30,000 and eight were Diamond+, which paid $40,000.

What did winning at the 2026 Prefontaine Classic pay?

$20,000 in a Diamond+ discipline and $10,000 in the rest. That is 50% 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. 145 athletes finished a discipline at this meeting and 112 of them were paid, so 33 were in a result table here for nothing.

Who earned the most at the 2026 Prefontaine Classic?

Eight 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. Every athlete paid here was paid once, because nobody doubled up.

How is a tie paid at the Diamond League?

The tied athletes take the places they occupy and the money for all of those places is added up and split equally. Two athletes finished level at this meeting, which is why two figures in the tables below are not round numbers off the card. The meeting's total is unchanged either way.

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 2026 paid. The final is the one that pays more.

Where to next

The rest of the Diamond League money

The 2026 Diamond League ran fifteen meetings and paid $9,200,500, 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 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021 and 2019.

The meetings either side of this one