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WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS · TOKYO 2025 · COMBINED

Men's decathlon prize money

Leo Neugebauer won the men's decathlon at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in 8804 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.

24 athletes started the final, from fifteen countries. Eight 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 24
COUNTRIES 15
PLACES PAID 8

The final

Tokyo, 13 to 21 September 2025

$172,000 paid
The men's decathlon final at the 2025 World Athletics Championships, with what each place paid.
POS ATHLETE COUNTRY MARK PRIZE
1 Leo Neugebauer Germany GER 8804 $70,000
2 Ayden Owens-Delerme Puerto Rico PUR 8784 $35,000
3 Kyle Garland United States USA 8703 $22,000
4 Niklas Kaul Germany GER 8538 $16,000
5 Johannes Erm Estonia EST 8431 $11,000
6 Heath Baldwin United States USA 8337 $7,000
7 Harrison Williams United States USA 8269 $6,000
8 Kendrick Thompson Bahamas BAH 8175 $5,000
9 Makenson Gletty France FRA 8146 —
10 Jente Hauttekeete Belgium BEL 8116 —
11 Vilém Stráský Czechia CZE 8110 —
12 Antoine Ferranti France FRA 8003 —
13 José Fernando Ferreira Brazil BRA 7927 —
14 Fei Xiang China CHN 7347 —
15 Ondřej Kopecký Czechia CZE 7184 —
16 Karel Tilga Estonia EST 6073 —
— Lindon Victor Grenada GRN NM —
— Sander Skotheim Norway NOR DQ —
— Pierce LePage Canada CAN DNS —
— Simon Ehammer Switzerland SUI NM —
— Sven Roosen Netherlands NED NM —
— Till Steinforth Germany GER DNS —
— Janek Õiglane Estonia EST DNS —
— Damian Warner Canada CAN DNS —
24 finalists 15 countries — $172,000

Everyone from 9th down carries a dash because the ladder stops at 8th: sixteen of the 24 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 decathlon prize ladder at the World Athletics Championships.
PLACE THE LADDER WHO TOOK IT PAID
1st $70,000 Leo Neugebauer $70,000
2nd $35,000 Ayden Owens-Delerme $35,000
3rd $22,000 Kyle Garland $22,000
4th $16,000 Niklas Kaul $16,000
5th $11,000 Johannes Erm $11,000
6th $7,000 Heath Baldwin $7,000
7th $6,000 Harrison Williams $6,000
8th $5,000 Kendrick Thompson $5,000
The event $172,000
eight paid $172,000
Leo Neugebauer $70k
Ayden Owens-Delerme $35k
Kyle Garland $22k
Niklas Kaul $16k
Johannes Erm $11k
Heath Baldwin $7,000
Harrison Williams $6,000
Kendrick Thompson $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 decathlon.

Frequently asked questions

How much did the men's decathlon pay at the 2025 World Championships?

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

Who won the men's decathlon in Tokyo?

Leo Neugebauer, in 8804, for $70,000. 24 athletes started the final, from fifteen countries. Eight 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 decathlon 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.

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