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WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS · TOKYO 2025 · FIELD

Men's shot put prize money

Ryan Crouser won the men's shot put at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in 22.34 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 ten countries, out of a field of 36 the event entered. 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 10
PLACES PAID 8

The final

Tokyo, 13 to 21 September 2025

$172,000 paid
The men's shot put final at the 2025 World Athletics Championships, with what each place paid.
POS ATHLETE COUNTRY MARK PRIZE
1 Ryan Crouser United States USA 22.34 m $70,000
2 Uziel Muñoz Mexico MEX 21.97 m $35,000
3 Leonardo Fabbri Italy ITA 21.94 m $22,000
4 Tom Walsh New Zealand NZL 21.94 m $16,000
5 Chukwuebuka Enekwechi Nigeria NGR 21.52 m $11,000
6 Adrian Piperi United States USA 21.50 m $7,000
7 Josh Awotunde United States USA 21.14 m $6,000
8 Scott Lincoln Great Britain GBR 21.00 m $5,000
9 Konrad Bukowiecki Poland POL 20.66 m —
10 Marcus Thomsen Norway NOR 20.53 m —
11 Wictor Petersson Sweden SWE 20.35 m —
12 Tomáš Staněk Czechia CZE 19.91 m —
12 finalists 26 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 shot put prize ladder at the World Athletics Championships.
PLACE THE LADDER WHO TOOK IT PAID
1st $70,000 Ryan Crouser $70,000
2nd $35,000 Uziel Muñoz $35,000
3rd $22,000 Leonardo Fabbri $22,000
4th $16,000 Tom Walsh $16,000
5th $11,000 Chukwuebuka Enekwechi $11,000
6th $7,000 Adrian Piperi $7,000
7th $6,000 Josh Awotunde $6,000
8th $5,000 Scott Lincoln $5,000
The event $172,000
eight paid $172,000
Ryan Crouser $70k Uziel Muñoz $35k Leonardo Fabbri $22k Tom Walsh $16k Chukwuebuka Enekwechi $11k Adrian Piperi $7,000 Josh Awotunde $6,000 Scott Lincoln $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 shot put.

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
Ryan Crouser United States $70,000 22 10 $210,000
Uziel Muñoz Mexico $35,000 4 0 $1,000
Leonardo Fabbri Italy $22,000 24 5 $135,000
Tom Walsh New Zealand $16,000 33 6 $195,000
Chukwuebuka Enekwechi Nigeria $11,000 14 0 $24,750
Adrian Piperi United States $7,000 15 0 $31,750
Josh Awotunde United States $6,000 7 0 $6,500
Scott Lincoln Great Britain $5,000 3 0 $2,000

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 shot put pay at the 2025 World Championships?

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

Who won the men's shot put in Tokyo?

Ryan Crouser, in 22.34 m, for $70,000. Twelve athletes started the final, from ten countries, out of a field of 36 the event entered.

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 shot put 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