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Women's 100 metres hurdles prize money

Ditaji Kambundji won the women's 100 metres hurdles at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in 12.24 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.

Eight athletes started the final, from seven 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 8
COUNTRIES 7
PLACES PAID 8

The final

Tokyo, 13 to 21 September 2025

$172,000 paid
The women's 100 metres hurdles final at the 2025 World Athletics Championships, with what each place paid.
POS ATHLETE COUNTRY MARK PRIZE
1 Ditaji Kambundji Switzerland SUI 12.24 $70,000
2 Tobi Amusan Nigeria NGR 12.29 $35,000
3 Grace Stark United States USA 12.34 $22,000
4 Masai Russell United States USA 12.44 $16,000
5 Pia Skrzyszowska Poland POL 12.49 $11,000
6 Devynne Charlton Bahamas BAH 12.49 $7,000
7 Danielle Williams Jamaica JAM 12.53 $6,000
8 Nadine Visser Netherlands NED 12.56 $5,000
8 finalists 7 countries — $172,000

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 women's 100 metres hurdles prize ladder at the World Athletics Championships.
PLACE THE LADDER WHO TOOK IT PAID
1st $70,000 Ditaji Kambundji $70,000
2nd $35,000 Tobi Amusan $35,000
3rd $22,000 Grace Stark $22,000
4th $16,000 Masai Russell $16,000
5th $11,000 Pia Skrzyszowska $11,000
6th $7,000 Devynne Charlton $7,000
7th $6,000 Danielle Williams $6,000
8th $5,000 Nadine Visser $5,000
The event $172,000
eight paid $172,000
Ditaji Kambundji $70k Tobi Amusan $35k Grace Stark $22k Masai Russell $16k Pia Skrzyszowska $11k Devynne Charlton $7,000 Danielle Williams $6,000 Nadine Visser $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 women's 100 metres hurdles.

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 BUDAPEST DL STARTS DL WINS DIAMOND LEAGUE
Ditaji Kambundji Switzerland $70,000 — 18 1 $62,250
Tobi Amusan Nigeria $35,000 $75,000 28 7 $238,250
Grace Stark United States $22,000 — 12 3 $86,500
Masai Russell United States $16,000 $150,000 15 8 $219,500
Pia Skrzyszowska Poland $11,000 — 24 0 $40,750
Devynne Charlton Bahamas $7,000 — 19 0 $78,750
Danielle Williams Jamaica $6,000 — 27 7 $169,250
Nadine Visser Netherlands $5,000 $40,000 30 2 $124,250

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. The Budapest column is the Ultimate Championship, the one meeting that pays more for a win.

Frequently asked questions

How much did the women's 100 metres hurdles pay at the 2025 World Championships?

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

Who won the women's 100 metres hurdles in Tokyo?

Ditaji Kambundji, in 12.24, for $70,000. Eight athletes started the final, from seven 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 women's 100 metres hurdles 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