Men's 200 m prize money
The Diamond League has paid $1,878,750 in the men's 200 m, to 100 athletes across 56 runnings of it, from 2017 to 2026. Kenny Bednarek has taken more of it than anyone, $267,000.
The series pays by finishing place and by nothing else, so a win here is worth what a win in any other discipline is worth: $10,000 at a 2026 series meeting, eight places paid, and nothing for ninth. Seven of the 56 runnings were at the series final, which pays on its own ladder: $30,000 for the win at the 2026 final. Seven of the 56 runnings were Diamond+, which pays double.
Who the men's 200 m has paid the most
Every running of it on this site, added up
| # | ATHLETE | PAID | WINS | BEST DAY | EARNED |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenny Bednarek | 22 | 13 | 1st | $267,000 |
| 2 | Noah Lyles | 14 | 13 | 1st | $226,000 |
| 3 | Letsile Tebogo | 16 | 9 | 1st | $166,000 |
| 4 | Andre De Grasse | 20 | 3 | 1st | $112,000 |
| 5 | Aaron Brown | 30 | 1 | 2nd | $104,000 |
| 6 | Alexander Ogando | 21 | 2 | 1st | $94,500 |
| 7 | Ramil Guliyev | 11 | 3 | 2nd | $78,000 |
| 8 | Erriyon Knighton | 11 | 3 | 1st | $65,500 |
| 9 | Courtney Lindsey | 12 | 1 | 1st | $61,500 |
| 10 | Jereem Richards | 16 | 0 | 2nd | $54,750 |
| 11 | Sinesipho Dambile | 7 | 1 | 2nd | $50,000 |
| 12 | Joseph Fahnbulleh | 22 | 0 | 2nd | $49,750 |
| 13 | Fred Kerley | 8 | 2 | 1st | $47,000 |
| 14 | Reynier Mena | 13 | 2 | 1st | $44,000 |
| 15 | Kyree King | 15 | 0 | 3rd | $33,000 |
| 16 | Makanakaishe Charamba | 7 | 0 | 3rd | $32,500 |
| 17 | Álex Quiñónez | 7 | 0 | 2nd | $31,000 |
| 18 | Michael Norman | 4 | 1 | 1st | $20,000 |
| 19 | Robert Gregory | 4 | 0 | 3rd | $19,000 |
| 20 | Zharnel Hughes | 5 | 0 | 2nd | $17,500 |
| 21 | Timothé Mumenthaler | 8 | 0 | 2nd | $16,750 |
| 22 | Luxolo Adams | 3 | 1 | 1st | $16,500 |
| 23 | Filippo Tortu | 8 | 0 | 5th | $14,500 |
| 24 | Fausto Desalu | 9 | 0 | 3rd | $11,000 |
| 25 | Tate Taylor | 1 | 1 | 1st | $10,000 |
| 26 | Tarsis Orogot | 2 | 0 | 2nd | $9,500 |
| 27 | José Figueroa | 4 | 0 | 4th | $8,500 |
| 28 | Josephus Lyles | 4 | 0 | 3rd | $8,000 |
| 29 | Isaac Makwala | 4 | 0 | 3rd | $7,750 |
| 30 | Churandy Martina | 2 | 0 | 2nd | $7,500 |
| 31 | Ryan Zeze | 4 | 0 | 3rd | $7,250 |
| 32 | Vernon Norwood | 5 | 0 | 4th | $7,000 |
| 33 | William Reais | 9 | 0 | 8th | $7,000 |
| 34 | Bryan Levell | 3 | 0 | 5th | $6,500 |
| 35 | Yancarlos Martínez | 4 | 0 | 4th | $6,250 |
| 36 | Mouhamadou Fall | 4 | 0 | 3rd | $5,750 |
| 37 | Alonso Edward | 3 | 0 | 5th | $5,500 |
| 38 | Ameer Webb | 2 | 0 | 4th | $5,500 |
| 39 | Bernardo Baloyes | 3 | 0 | 5th | $5,500 |
| 40 | Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake | 3 | 0 | 5th | $5,500 |
Kenny Bednarek has collected $267,000 of the $1,878,750 this discipline has paid out, 14.2% of it. Kenny Bednarek and Noah Lyles have won thirteen of them, more than anyone else. 56 of the 100 athletes paid in this discipline were paid in it more than once. The table lists the 40 biggest of 100.
Every Diamond League men's 200 m
Who won it, what the win paid and what the field took
What the men's 200 m paid each season
season running total
The line is the running total. A season's figure is the rate multiplied by how many meetings put the discipline on, so the columns move with the programme rather than with who turned up: 2023 ran it eight times and 2017 once. Nobody has ever shared the win in it, so every figure in the win column is one athlete's cheque.
Where the men's 200 m is run
The meetings that have put it on, and what each has paid for it
| MEETING | RUNNINGS | PAID FOR IT |
|---|---|---|
| AG Memorial Van Damme | 6 | $300,000 |
| Weltklasse Zürich | 6 | $270,000 |
| Doha Diamond League | 8 | $219,500 |
| Athletissima | 6 | $170,000 |
| Prefontaine Classic | 5 | $168,500 |
| Bislett Games | 5 | $149,000 |
| Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat | 4 | $143,500 |
| Meeting de Paris | 5 | $132,250 |
| Herculis EBS | 3 | $100,000 |
| Bauhausgalan | 3 | $96,500 |
| Golden Gala Pietro Mennea | 2 | $54,500 |
| Kamila Skolimowska Memorial | 1 | $25,000 |
| London Athletics Meet | 1 | $25,000 |
| Müller Grand Prix Gateshead | 1 | $25,000 |
| 14 meetings | 56 | $1,878,750$1.9m |
Every meeting pays the same ladder, so this column ranks how often each one put the discipline on rather than how generous it is. Doha Diamond League has run it eight times and paid $219,500 for it. Each meeting links to everything it has paid across every edition of it.
What each place pays in the men's 200 m
The eight ladders this discipline has been paid under
| PLACE | SERIES | SERIES | SERIES | SERIES + | SERIES + | FINAL | FINAL | FINAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | $10,000 | $10,000 | $10,000 | $20,000 | $20,000 | $50,000 | $30,000 | $30,000 |
| 2nd | $6,000 | $6,000 | $6,000 | $10,000 | $6,000 | $20,000 | $12,000 | $12,000 |
| 3rd | $4,000 | $3,500 | $4,000 | $6,000 | $4,000 | $10,000 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 4th | $3,000 | $2,000 | $3,000 | $5,000 | $3,000 | $6,000 | $4,000 | $4,000 |
| 5th | $2,500 | $1,250 | $2,500 | $3,000 | $2,500 | $5,000 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 6th | $2,000 | $1,000 | $2,000 | $2,500 | $2,000 | $4,000 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 7th | $1,500 | $750 | $1,500 | $2,000 | $1,500 | $3,000 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 8th | $1,000 | $500 | $1,000 | $1,500 | $1,000 | $2,000 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| All eight | $30,000 | $25,000 | $30,000 | $50,000 | $40,000 | $100,000 | $60,000 | $60,000 |
One column per ladder, and none of them is specific to this discipline: the men's 200 m is paid on the same card as the 100 m and the shot put at the same meeting. There is no appearance money in any of it, nothing for a record, and nothing at all for ninth place. The Diamond+ columns are the seven of 56 runnings where the series doubled the discipline's rate for the day.
Frequently asked questions
How much prize money does the Diamond League pay in the men's 200 m?
$1,878,750 across 56 runnings of it, to 100 athletes from 31 countries. That is 3.5% of everything the series has paid, and the 8th biggest of the 41 disciplines on this site.
What does a win in the men's 200 m pay?
$10,000, and double that at a meeting where it is a Diamond+ discipline. It is the same figure in every discipline on a programme, so a win here pays exactly what a win in the 100 m pays. Seven of the 56 runnings were at the series final, which pays on its own ladder: $30,000 for the win at the 2026 final.
Who has earned the most in the men's 200 m?
Kenny Bednarek, on $267,000 from 22 paid finishes, thirteen of them wins. 56 of the 100 athletes the discipline has paid were paid in it more than once.
Who has won the most Diamond League men's 200 m titles?
Kenny Bednarek and Noah Lyles, on thirteen wins apiece. Fifteen different athletes have won a Diamond League men's 200 m across the 56 runnings on this site.
How often does the Diamond League run the men's 200 m?
56 times across nine seasons, from 2017 to 2026, on the programmes of fourteen different meetings. Doha Diamond League has run it eight times, more than anywhere else. The series rotates its programme, so no discipline is on every card.
How far down the field does the men's 200 m pay?
Eight places, and ninth pays nothing however good the mark was. 435 payments have gone to 100 athletes in this discipline, and seven other finishes in the same result tables were worth nothing at all.
Where to next
The rest of the Diamond League money
Diamond League prize money holds all nine seasons on this site, 104 meetings and $53,753,250. The 2026 season is at Diamond League 2026. The other half of the event is at Women's 200 m, which has paid $1,830,750.
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Every Diamond League meeting
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- AG Memorial Van Damme
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- Athletissima
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- Müller Grand Prix Gateshead