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WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS · TOKYO 2025 · FIELD

Men's hammer throw prize money

Ethan Katzberg won the men's hammer throw at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in 84.70 m 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 eight countries. 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 8
PLACES PAID 8

The final

Tokyo, 13 to 21 September 2025

$172,000 paid
The men's hammer throw final at the 2025 World Athletics Championships, with what each place paid.
POS ATHLETE COUNTRY MARK PRIZE
1 Ethan Katzberg Canada CAN 84.70 m $70,000
2 Merlin Hummel Germany GER 82.77 m $35,000
3 Bence Halász Hungary HUN 82.69 m $22,000
4 Mykhaylo Kokhan Ukraine UKR 82.02 m $16,000
5 Rudy Winkler United States USA 78.52 m $11,000
6 Thomas Mardal Norway NOR 78.02 m $7,000
7 Paweł Fajdek Poland POL 77.75 m $6,000
8 Ármin Szabados Hungary HUN 77.15 m $5,000
9 Eivind Henriksen Norway NOR 76.47 m —
10 Trey Knight United States USA 76.11 m —
11 Dániel Rába Hungary HUN 75.22 m —
12 Denzel Comenentia Netherlands NED 74.86 m —
12 finalists 8 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 hammer throw prize ladder at the World Athletics Championships.
PLACE THE LADDER WHO TOOK IT PAID
1st $70,000 Ethan Katzberg $70,000
2nd $35,000 Merlin Hummel $35,000
3rd $22,000 Bence Halász $22,000
4th $16,000 Mykhaylo Kokhan $16,000
5th $11,000 Rudy Winkler $11,000
6th $7,000 Thomas Mardal $7,000
7th $6,000 Paweł Fajdek $6,000
8th $5,000 Ármin Szabados $5,000
The event $172,000
eight paid $172,000
Ethan Katzberg $70k
Merlin Hummel $35k
Bence Halász $22k
Mykhaylo Kokhan $16k
Rudy Winkler $11k
Thomas Mardal $7,000
Paweł Fajdek $6,000
Ármin Szabados $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 hammer throw.

Frequently asked questions

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

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

Who won the men's hammer throw in Tokyo?

Ethan Katzberg, in 84.70 m, for $70,000. Twelve athletes started the final, from eight countries.

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 hammer 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