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ULTIMATE CHAMPIONSHIP · BUDAPEST 2026 · FIELD

Men's hammer throw prize money

Merlin Hummel won the men's hammer throw at the 2026 Ultimate Championship in 81.46 m and took $150,000. Second was worth $75,000 and third $40,000, so the final paid $265,000 across its published places.

Eight athletes lined up in the final, from eight countries. One of them did not record a mark. The championship put up $10,000,000 in all and pays every athlete in it out of that, so the athletes below third were paid too, at rates World Athletics has not published.

THE WINNER TOOK $150,000
THIS FINAL PAID $265,000
IN THE FINAL 8
COUNTRIES 8
PLACES PAID 3

The final

Budapest, 11 to 13 September 2026

$265,000 paid
The men's hammer throw final at the 2026 Ultimate Championship, with what each place paid.
POS ATHLETE COUNTRY MARK PRIZE
1 Merlin Hummel Germany GER 81.46 m $150,000
2 Bence Halász Hungary HUN 80.30 m $75,000
3 Mykhaylo Kokhan Ukraine UKR 78.90 m $40,000
4 Yann Chaussinand France FRA 78.36 m —
5 Volodymyr Myslyvčuk Czechia CZE 78.19 m —
6 Paweł Fajdek Poland POL 76.11 m —
7 Rudy Winkler United States USA 75.86 m —
— Ethan Katzberg Canada CAN NM —
8 finalists 8 countries — $265,000
Merlin Hummel $150k
Bence Halász $75k
Mykhaylo Kokhan $40k

Every individual event at the championship pays the same $265,000 across three places, so this chart is the card rather than anything particular to the men's hammer throw. What it shows is the shape of it: the winner takes 57% of what the event pays out. Below that the championship still pays. $10,000,000 went in and $7,090,000 of it is on the published card, so the athletes who finished outside the places above were paid out of the rest.

Frequently asked questions

How much did the men's hammer throw pay at the 2026 Ultimate Championship?

$265,000: $150,000 to Merlin Hummel, $75,000 for second and $40,000 for third.

Who won the men's hammer throw in Budapest?

Merlin Hummel, in 81.46 m, for $150,000. Eight athletes lined up in the final from eight countries, and seven finished with a mark.

What did second and third pay?

$75,000 and $40,000. The same three figures cover every individual event at the championship, so this final paid exactly what every other one did.

How many places does the Ultimate Championship pay?

Three in an individual event, out of a $10,000,000 pot that every athlete in the championship takes a share of. Across all 28 events that published card accounts for $7,090,000, and the $2,910,000 below it is not broken down anywhere.

Where to next

The rest of the championship

Ultimate Championship prize money holds all 28 events, the 76 athletes who were paid and the $10,000,000 that was put up. Diamond League prize money is the series most of this field races all summer.

Every other event in Budapest