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Men's 10,000 metres prize money

Jimmy Gressier won the men's 10,000 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in 28:55.77 and took $70,000. Second was worth $35,000 and third $22,000, and the money ran eight deep, so the final paid $172,000 in all.

27 athletes started the final, from 18 countries. Four of them did not finish with a place. The championships put up $8,498,000 in Tokyo and spread it eight places deep in every event, which is deeper than any other meeting in athletics pays.

THE WINNER TOOK $70,000
THIS FINAL PAID $172,000
IN THE FINAL 27
COUNTRIES 18
PLACES PAID 8

The final

Tokyo, 13 to 21 September 2025

$172,000 paid
The men's 10,000 metres final at the 2025 World Athletics Championships, with what each place paid.
POS ATHLETE COUNTRY MARK PRIZE
1 Jimmy Gressier France FRA 28:55.77 $70,000
2 Yomif Kejelcha Ethiopia ETH 28:55.83 $35,000
3 Andreas Almgren Sweden SWE 28:56.02 $22,000
4 Ishmael Kipkurui Kenya KEN 28:56.48 $16,000
5 Nico Young United States USA 28:56.62 $11,000
6 Selemon Barega Ethiopia ETH 28:57.21 $7,000
7 Edwin Kurgat Kenya KEN 28:57.83 $6,000
8 Grant Fisher United States USA 28:57.85 $5,000
9 Thierry Ndikumwenayo Spain ESP 28:59.07 —
10 Adriaan Wildschutt South Africa RSA 28:59.47 —
11 Graham Blanks United States USA 29:01.27 —
12 Berihu Aregawi Ethiopia ETH 29:02.02 —
13 Dan Kibet Uganda UGA 29:03.22 —
14 Dominic Lobalu Switzerland SUI 29:11.65 —
15 Egide Ntakarutimana Burundi BDI 29:12.81 —
16 Gulveer Singh India IND 29:13.33 —
17 Awet Nftalem Kibrab Norway NOR 29:19.91 —
18 Oscar Chelimo Uganda UGA 29:26.66 —
19 Efrem Gidey Ireland IRL 29:30.37 —
20 Mebuki Suzuki Japan JPN 29:33.60 —
21 Célestin Ndikumana Burundi BDI 29:38.86 —
22 Jun Kasai (runner) Japan JPN 29:41.84 —
23 Aaron Bienenfeld Germany GER 29:51.41 —
— Benson Kiplangat Kenya KEN DNF —
— Mohammed Ahmed Canada CAN DNF —
— Merhawi Mebrahtu Eritrea ERI DNS —
— Ignacio Velásquez Chile CHI DNS —
27 finalists 16 countries — $172,000

Everyone from 9th down carries a dash because the ladder stops at 8th: 19 of the 27 athletes here went home with nothing from the prize fund. The eight paid places came to $172,000.

What each place was worth

The ladder, and what this final actually handed over

$172,000 an event
The men's 10,000 metres prize ladder at the World Athletics Championships.
PLACE THE LADDER WHO TOOK IT PAID
1st $70,000 Jimmy Gressier $70,000
2nd $35,000 Yomif Kejelcha $35,000
3rd $22,000 Andreas Almgren $22,000
4th $16,000 Ishmael Kipkurui $16,000
5th $11,000 Nico Young $11,000
6th $7,000 Selemon Barega $7,000
7th $6,000 Edwin Kurgat $6,000
8th $5,000 Grant Fisher $5,000
The event $172,000
eight paid $172,000
Jimmy Gressier $70k Yomif Kejelcha $35k Andreas Almgren $22k Ishmael Kipkurui $16k Nico Young $11k Selemon Barega $7,000 Edwin Kurgat $6,000 Grant Fisher $5,000

The winner takes 41% of what the event pays out and the other seven places share the rest. That shape is the same in every individual event on the programme, so the chart is the championship's ladder rather than anything particular to the men's 10,000 metres.

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 final have earned across the Diamond League.
ATHLETE TOKYO DL STARTS DL WINS DIAMOND LEAGUE
Jimmy Gressier France $92,000 10 1 $43,000
Yomif Kejelcha Ethiopia $35,000 19 7 $125,000
Andreas Almgren Sweden $22,000 12 1 $32,750
Nico Young United States $18,000 5 1 $28,500
Ishmael Kipkurui Kenya $16,000 5 0 $3,000
Grant Fisher United States $10,000 17 1 $59,000
Selemon Barega Ethiopia $7,000 19 3 $85,750
Edwin Kurgat Kenya $6,000 5 0 $10,500

Nine days in Tokyo 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 what makes a world title the biggest single cheque most of this field will ever collect.

Frequently asked questions

How much did the men's 10,000 metres pay at the 2025 World Championships?

$172,000, across eight paid places: $70,000 to Jimmy Gressier, $35,000 for second and $22,000 for third, down to $5,000 for 8th.

Who won the men's 10,000 metres in Tokyo?

Jimmy Gressier, in 28:55.77, for $70,000. 27 athletes started the final, from 18 countries. Four of them did not finish with a place.

What did second and third pay?

$35,000 and $22,000. The same ladder covers every individual event at the championships, so this final paid exactly what every other one did.

How many places does the men's 10,000 metres pay?

Eight. The ladder runs $70,000, $35,000, $22,000, $16,000, $11,000, $7,000, $6,000, $5,000, which is $172,000 for the event, and below 8th it pays nothing. Across all 49 events that comes to the $8,498,000 World Athletics put up for Tokyo.

Did anyone in this final win money elsewhere in Tokyo?

Jimmy Gressier left with $92,000 from two events, Nico Young left with $18,000 from two events, Grant Fisher left with $10,000 from two events.

Where to next

The rest of the championships

World Championships prize money holds all 49 events, the 334 athletes who were paid and the $8,498,000 that was put up. Diamond League prize money is the series most of this field races all summer, and the Ultimate Championship is the one meeting that pays more for a win. The senior men's race at the World Cross Country Championships is where this distance goes in the winter. It has paid $280,000 across two championships, $30,000 to win, and a second ladder the same size again to the federations behind the first six countries in the team standing.

Every other event in Tokyo