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Men's 20 kilometres walk prize money

Caio Bonfim won the men's 20 kilometres walk at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in 1:18:35 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.

48 athletes started the final, from 26 countries. Five 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 48
COUNTRIES 26
PLACES PAID 8

The final

Tokyo, 13 to 21 September 2025

$172,000 paid
The men's 20 kilometres walk final at the 2025 World Athletics Championships, with what each place paid.
POS ATHLETE COUNTRY MARK PRIZE
1 Caio Bonfim Brazil BRA 1:18:35 $70,000
2 Wang Zhaozhao China CHN 1:18:43 $35,000
3 Paul McGrath Spain ESP 1:18:45 $22,000
4 Aurélien Quinion France FRA 1:18:49 $16,000
5 Gabriel Bordier France FRA 1:19:23 $11,000
6 Qian Haifeng China CHN 1:19:38 $7,000
7 Kento Yoshikawa Japan JPN 1:19:46 $6,000
8 Diego García Spain ESP 1:20:05 $5,000
9 Satoshi Maruo Japan JPN 1:20:09 —
10 Christopher Linke Germany GER 1:20:11 —
11 Leo Köpp Germany GER 1:20:35 —
12 Ricardo Ortiz Mexico MEX 1:20:36 —
13 Perseus Karlström Sweden SWE 1:20:37 —
14 Maher Ben Hlima Poland POL 1:20:39 —
15 Jordy Jiménez Ecuador ECU 1:20:43 —
16 Francesco Fortunato Italy ITA 1:21:00 —
17 Matheus Corrêa Brazil BRA 1:21:04 —
18 Misgana Wakuma Ethiopia ETH 1:21:17 —
19 David Hurtado Ecuador ECU 1:21:18 —
20 Rhydian Cowley Australia AUS 1:21:18 —
21 Álvaro López Spain ESP 1:21:28 —
22 Dominik Černý Slovakia SVK 1:21:29 —
23 Declan Tingay Australia AUS 1:21:30 —
24 Li Chenjie China CHN 1:21:39 —
25 Veli-Matti Partanen Finland FIN 1:21:41 —
26 Mukola Rushchak Ukraine UKR 1:21:57 —
27 Serhii Svitlychnyi Ukraine UKR 1:22:24 —
28 Toshikazu Yamanishi Japan JPN 1:22:39 —
29 Mateo Romero Colombia COL 1:22:44 —
30 Choe Byeong-kwang South Korea KOR 1:22:52 —
31 Servin Sebastian India IND 1:23:03 —
32 Bence Venyercsán Hungary HUN 1:23:06 —
33 Noel Chama Mexico MEX 1:23:41 —
34 Gianluca Picchiottino Italy ITA 1:23:50 —
35 Mazlum Demir Turkey TUR 1:24:11 —
36 Andrea Cosi Italy ITA 1:24:18 —
37 Jerry Jokinen Finland FIN 1:24:37 —
38 Érick Barrondo Guatemala GUA 1:24:42 —
39 Tim Fraser Australia AUS 1:24:55 —
40 César Herrera Colombia COL 1:25:01 —
41 Raivo Saulgriezis Latvia LAT 1:27:25 —
42 Max Batista Gonçalves dos Santos Brazil BRA 1:27:34 —
43 Wayne Snyman South Africa RSA 1:30:12 —
— Luis Henry Campos Peru PER DQ —
— José Luis Doctor Mexico MEX DQ —
— Ihor Hlavan Ukraine UKR DQ —
— Hayrettin Yıldız Turkey TUR DQ —
— Alexandros Papamichail Greece GRE DNS —
48 finalists 26 countries — $172,000

Everyone from 9th down carries a dash because the ladder stops at 8th: 40 of the 48 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 20 kilometres walk prize ladder at the World Athletics Championships.
PLACE THE LADDER WHO TOOK IT PAID
1st $70,000 Caio Bonfim $70,000
2nd $35,000 Wang Zhaozhao $35,000
3rd $22,000 Paul McGrath $22,000
4th $16,000 Aurélien Quinion $16,000
5th $11,000 Gabriel Bordier $11,000
6th $7,000 Qian Haifeng $7,000
7th $6,000 Kento Yoshikawa $6,000
8th $5,000 Diego García $5,000
The event $172,000
eight paid $172,000
Caio Bonfim $70k
Wang Zhaozhao $35k
Paul McGrath $22k
Aurélien Quinion $16k
Gabriel Bordier $11k
Qian Haifeng $7,000
Kento Yoshikawa $6,000
Diego García $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 20 kilometres walk.

Frequently asked questions

How much did the men's 20 kilometres walk pay at the 2025 World Championships?

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

Who won the men's 20 kilometres walk in Tokyo?

Caio Bonfim, in 1:18:35, for $70,000. 48 athletes started the final, from 26 countries. Five 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 20 kilometres walk 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?

Caio Bonfim left with $105,000 from two events, Aurélien Quinion left with $27,000 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.

Every other event in Tokyo