WORLD INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS · TORUŃ 2026 · FIELD

Women's shot put indoor prize money

Q: How much does the women's shot put pay at the World Indoor Championships?

The event carries $88,000, split six ways: $40,000 to the winner, $20,000 for second and $10,000 for third, down to $4,000 for 6th. In Toruń that came to $88,000.

Q: Who won the women's shot put at the 2026 World Indoor Championships?

Chase Jackson, with 20.14 m, for $40,000. Fifteen athletes contested the final in Toruń, from ten countries.

Q: Does the women's shot put pay the same as every other indoor event?

Yes. Every event on the programme carries the same $88,000, and so does every relay, which makes the indoor championships the one meeting in athletics where a team of four and a single athlete are paid the same figure. Across 53 finals that comes to $4,664,000.

Chase Jackson won the women's shot put at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships with 20.14 m and took $40,000. Second was worth $20,000 and third $10,000, and the money ran six deep, so the final paid $88,000 in all.

Fifteen athletes contested the final in Toruń, from ten countries. Every event indoors carries the same $88,000, relays included, and the championships put up $2,376,000 across 27 of them in Toruń. The two finals below are the Nanjing 2025 and Toruń 2026 championships, and the ladder under them has not moved between the two.

THE WINNER TOOK $40,000

THE EVENT CARRIES $88,000

IN THE FINAL 15

COUNTRIES 10

PAID ACROSS TWO FINALS $176,000

The 2026 final

Toruń, 20 to 22 March 2026

$88,000 paid

The women's shot put final at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships, with what each place paid.
POS	ATHLETE	COUNTRY	MARK	PRIZE
1	Chase Jackson United States	USA	20.14 m	$40,000
2	Sarah Mitton Canada	CAN	19.78 m	$20,000
3	Axelina Johansson Sweden	SWE	19.75 m	$10,000
4	Jessica Schilder Netherlands	NED	19.63 m	$8,000
5	Yemisi Ogunleye Germany	GER	19.46 m	$6,000
6	Fanny Roos Sweden	SWE	18.96 m	$4,000
7	Abria Smith United States	USA	18.86 m	—
8	Auriol Dongmo Portugal	POR	18.82 m	—
9	Jessica Inchude Portugal	POR	18.77 m	—
10	Katharina Maisch Germany	GER	18.56 m	—
11	Jorinde van Klinken Netherlands	NED	18.06 m	—
12	Ana Caroline Silva Brazil	BRA	17.39 m	—
13	Emilia Kangas Finland	FIN	17.05 m	—
14	Ivana Gallardo Chile	CHI	17.04 m	—
15	Tapenisa Havea New Zealand	NZL		—
15	finalists	10 countries	—	$88,000

Everyone from 7th down carries a dash because the ladder stops at 6th: nine of the fifteen athletes here went home with nothing from the prize fund. The six paid places came to $88,000.

The 2025 final

Nanjing, 21 to 23 March 2025

$88,000 paid

The women's shot put final at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships, with what each place paid.
POS	ATHLETE	COUNTRY	MARK	PRIZE
1	Sarah Mitton Canada	CAN	20.48 m	$40,000
2	Jessica Schilder Netherlands	NED	20.07 m	$20,000
3	Chase Jackson United States	USA	20.06 m	$10,000
4	Fanny Roos Sweden	SWE	19.28 m	$8,000
5	Gong Lijiao China	CHN	18.84 m	$6,000
6	Jessica Inchude Portugal	POR	18.71 m	$4,000
7	Maggie Ewen United States	USA	18.63 m	—
8	Auriol Dongmo Portugal	POR	18.54 m	—
9	Sara Lennman Sweden	SWE	18.45 m	—
10	Ma Yue (athlete) China	CHN	18.31 m	—
11	Jessica Ramsey United States	USA	17.81 m	—
12	Jorinde van Klinken Netherlands	NED	17.72 m	—
13	Lloydricia Cameron Jamaica	JAM	17.43 m	—
14	Ivana Gallardo Chile	CHI	17.08 m	—
15	Madison-Lee Wesche New Zealand	NZL	16.52 m	—
16	Kaia Topu-South New Zealand	NZL		—
16	finalists	9 countries	—	$88,000

Everyone from 7th down carries a dash because the ladder stops at 6th: ten of the sixteen athletes here went home with nothing from the prize fund. The six paid places came to $88,000.

What each place is worth

The ladder, and who has taken each rung of it

$88,000 an event

The women's shot put prize ladder at the World Athletics Indoor Championships.
PLACE	PAYS	TORUŃ 2026	NANJING 2025
1st	$40,000	Chase Jackson	Sarah Mitton
2nd	$20,000	Sarah Mitton	Jessica Schilder
3rd	$10,000	Axelina Johansson	Chase Jackson
4th	$8,000	Jessica Schilder	Fanny Roos
5th	$6,000	Yemisi Ogunleye	Gong Lijiao
6th	$4,000	Fanny Roos	Jessica Inchude
The event	$88,000	$88,000 paid	$88,000 paid

Chase Jackson $40k Sarah Mitton $20k Axelina Johansson $10k Jessica Schilder $8,000 Yemisi Ogunleye $6,000 Fanny Roos $4,000

The winner takes 45% of what the event pays out and the other five places share the rest. That shape is the same in every event on the indoor programme, relays included, so the chart is the championship's ladder rather than anything particular to the women's shot put.

What this field earns the rest of the year

The same athletes on the Diamond League money list

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What the athletes paid in this event have earned across the Diamond League.
ATHLETE	INDOORS	TOKYO	DL STARTS	DL WINS	DIAMOND LEAGUE
Sarah Mitton Canada	$60,000	$16,000	27	3	$170,250
Chase Jackson United States	$50,000	$35,000	20	12	$222,500
Jessica Schilder Netherlands	$28,000	$70,000	26	5	$153,250
Fanny Roos Sweden	$12,000	$11,000	30	0	$67,500
Axelina Johansson Sweden	$10,000	—	4	0	$5,750
Gong Lijiao China	$6,000	—	7	4	$49,000
Yemisi Ogunleye Germany	$6,000	$7,000	8	0	$20,250
Jessica Inchude Portugal	$4,000	—	4	0	$2,250

Three days in March against careers of Diamond League meetings. The series runs fifteen times a summer and pays six places at a fraction of these rates, which is why an indoor title is one of the larger single cheques in this field's year. The Tokyo column is the outdoor World Championships, where the same ladder runs eight places deep and a title pays $70,000.

Frequently asked questions

How much does the women's shot put pay at the World Indoor Championships?

The event carries $88,000, split six ways: $40,000 to the winner, $20,000 for second and $10,000 for third, down to $4,000 for 6th. In Toruń that came to $88,000.

Who won the women's shot put at the 2026 World Indoor Championships?

Chase Jackson, with 20.14 m, for $40,000. Fifteen athletes contested the final in Toruń, from ten countries.

Does the women's shot put pay the same as every other indoor event?

Yes. Every event on the programme carries the same $88,000, and so does every relay, which makes the indoor championships the one meeting in athletics where a team of four and a single athlete are paid the same figure. Across 53 finals that comes to $4,664,000.

How many places does the women's shot put pay indoors?

Six. The ladder runs $40,000, $20,000, $10,000, $8,000, $6,000, $4,000, and 7th pays nothing. Nine of the fifteen athletes in the 2026 final went home with nothing from the prize fund.

Is there a bonus for a world record in the women's shot put?

No. The indoor card is the ladder and nothing else, so a world record is worth the place it won and not a dollar more. Outdoors a world record adds $100,000 on top of the place money.

Did anyone in this final win indoor money elsewhere?

Sarah Mitton has taken $60,000 from two paid finishes, Chase Jackson has taken $50,000 from two paid finishes, Jessica Schilder has taken $28,000 from two paid finishes, Fanny Roos has taken $12,000 from two paid finishes.

Where to next

The rest of the championships

Indoor Championships prize money holds all 53 finals, the 233 athletes who were paid and the $4,664,000 that was put up. World Championships prize money is the outdoor version, where a title pays $70,000 and the ladder runs eight deep, and Diamond League prize money is the series most of this field races all summer.