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WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS · TOKYO 2025 · FIELD

Men's discus throw prize money

Daniel Ståhl won the men's discus throw at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in 70.47m 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.

Twelve athletes started the final, from nine countries. One 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 12
COUNTRIES 9
PLACES PAID 8

The final

Tokyo, 13 to 21 September 2025

$172,000 paid
The men's discus throw final at the 2025 World Athletics Championships, with what each place paid.
POS ATHLETE COUNTRY MARK PRIZE
1 Daniel Ståhl Sweden SWE 70.47m $70,000
2 Mykolas Alekna Lithuania LTU 67.84m $35,000
3 Alex Rose Samoa SAM 66.96m $22,000
4 Matthew Denny Australia AUS 65.57m $16,000
5 Mario Díaz Cuba CUB 64.71m $11,000
6 Andrius Gudžius Lithuania LTU 63.43m $7,000
7 Martynas Alekna Lithuania LTU 63.34m $6,000
8 Kristjan Čeh Slovenia SLO 63.07m $5,000
9 Lukas Weißhaidinger Austria AUT 62.26m —
10 Connor Bell New Zealand NZL 59.97m —
11 Mika Sosna Germany GER 58.60m —
— Henrik Janssen Germany GER NM —
12 finalists 9 countries — $172,000

Everyone from 9th down carries a dash because the ladder stops at 8th: four of the twelve 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 discus throw prize ladder at the World Athletics Championships.
PLACE THE LADDER WHO TOOK IT PAID
1st $70,000 Daniel Ståhl $70,000
2nd $35,000 Mykolas Alekna $35,000
3rd $22,000 Alex Rose $22,000
4th $16,000 Matthew Denny $16,000
5th $11,000 Mario Díaz $11,000
6th $7,000 Andrius Gudžius $7,000
7th $6,000 Martynas Alekna $6,000
8th $5,000 Kristjan Čeh $5,000
The event $172,000
eight paid $172,000
Daniel Ståhl $70k Mykolas Alekna $35k Alex Rose $22k Matthew Denny $16k
Mario Díaz $11k
Andrius Gudžius $7,000
Martynas Alekna $6,000
Kristjan Čeh $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 discus throw.

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
Daniel Ståhl Sweden $70,000 37 11 $284,750
Mykolas Alekna Lithuania $35,000 13 7 $145,500
Alex Rose Samoa $22,000 8 0 $8,500
Matthew Denny Australia $16,000 24 3 $139,000
Andrius Gudžius Lithuania $7,000 22 1 $70,000
Kristjan Čeh Slovenia $5,000 28 12 $261,500

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 discus throw pay at the 2025 World Championships?

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

Who won the men's discus throw in Tokyo?

Daniel Ståhl, in 70.47m, for $70,000. Twelve athletes started the final, from nine countries. One 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 discus throw 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