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Men's 35 kilometres walk prize money

Evan Dunfee won the men's 35 kilometres walk at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in 2:28:22 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.

50 athletes started the final, from 26 countries. Sixteen 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 50
COUNTRIES 26
PLACES PAID 8

The final

Tokyo, 13 to 21 September 2025

$172,000 paid
The men's 35 kilometres walk final at the 2025 World Athletics Championships, with what each place paid.
POS ATHLETE COUNTRY MARK PRIZE
1 Evan Dunfee Canada CAN 2:28:22 $70,000
2 Caio Bonfim Brazil BRA 2:28:55 $35,000
3 Hayato Katsuki Japan JPN 2:29:16 $22,000
4 Zhou Yingcheng China CHN 2:29:31 $16,000
5 Aurélien Quinion France FRA 2:30:24 $11,000
6 Daniel Chamosa Spain ESP 2:30:42 $7,000
7 Dominik Černý Slovakia SVK 2:31:17 $6,000
8 Riccardo Orsoni Italy ITA 2:31:39 $5,000
9 David Hurtado Ecuador ECU 2:32:35 —
10 Maher Ben Hlima Poland POL 2:33:08 —
11 Rhydian Cowley Australia AUS 2:33:28 —
12 Miguel Ángel López Spain ESP 2:33:45 —
13 Manuel Bermúdez Spain ESP 2:35:19 —
14 Christopher Linke Germany GER 2:36:10 —
15 Matheus Correa Brazil BRA 2:36:35 —
16 Jonathan Hilbert Germany GER 2:36:47 —
17 Johannes Frenzl Germany GER 2:36:47 —
18 Masatora Kawano Japan JPN 2:37:15 —
19 Perseus Karlström Sweden SWE 2:37:47 —
20 João Vieira Portugal POR 2:38:20 —
21 Kévin Campion France FRA 2:39:12 —
22 Bence Venyercsán Hungary HUN 2:39:14 —
23 Sandeep Kumar India IND 2:39:15 —
24 Raivo Saulgriezis Latvia LAT 2:40:19 —
25 Will Thompson Australia AUS 2:40:19 —
26 Satoshi Maruo Japan JPN 2:40:29 —
27 Max Batista Gonçalves dos Santos Brazil BRA 2:41:04 —
28 Oisin Lane Ireland IRL 2:41:36 —
29 Alexandros Papamichail Greece GRE 2:42:07 —
30 Oscar Patín Ecuador ECU 2:43:48 —
31 Vít Hlaváč Czechia CZE 2:44:08 —
32 Mitchell Baker Australia AUS 2:51:11 —
33 Yassir Cabrera Panama PAN 2:51:37 —
34 Cam Corbishley Great Britain GBR 2:52:15 —
— Ivan Banzeruk Ukraine UKR DNF —
— José Luis Doctor Mexico MEX DNF —
— Matteo Giupponi Italy ITA DNF —
— Ihor Hlavan Ukraine UKR DNF —
— Kim Min-gyu South Korea KOR DNF —
— Xavier Mena Ecuador ECU DNF —
— Michal Morvay Slovakia SVK DNF —
— Andrés Olivas Mexico MEX DNF —
— Julio César Salazar Mexico MEX DNF —
— Wang Qin China CHN DNF —
— Ram Baboo India IND DQ —
— Teodorico Caporaso Italy ITA DQ —
— César Herrera (racewalker) Colombia COL DQ —
— José Leonardo Montaña Colombia COL DQ —
— Yehor Shelest Ukraine UKR DQ —
— Zhang Jinrui China CHN DQ —
50 finalists 26 countries — $172,000

Everyone from 9th down carries a dash because the ladder stops at 8th: 42 of the 50 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 35 kilometres walk prize ladder at the World Athletics Championships.
PLACE THE LADDER WHO TOOK IT PAID
1st $70,000 Evan Dunfee $70,000
2nd $35,000 Caio Bonfim $35,000
3rd $22,000 Hayato Katsuki $22,000
4th $16,000 Zhou Yingcheng $16,000
5th $11,000 Aurélien Quinion $11,000
6th $7,000 Daniel Chamosa $7,000
7th $6,000 Dominik Černý $6,000
8th $5,000 Riccardo Orsoni $5,000
The event $172,000
eight paid $172,000
Evan Dunfee $70k
Caio Bonfim $35k
Hayato Katsuki $22k
Zhou Yingcheng $16k
Aurélien Quinion $11k
Daniel Chamosa $7,000
Dominik Černý $6,000
Riccardo Orsoni $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 35 kilometres walk.

Frequently asked questions

How much did the men's 35 kilometres walk pay at the 2025 World Championships?

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

Who won the men's 35 kilometres walk in Tokyo?

Evan Dunfee, in 2:28:22, for $70,000. 50 athletes started the final, from 26 countries. Sixteen 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 35 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