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Women's 35 kilometres walk prize money

María Pérez won the women's 35 kilometres walk at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in 2:39:01 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.

47 athletes started the final, from 22 countries. Nine 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 47
COUNTRIES 22
PLACES PAID 8

The final

Tokyo, 13 to 21 September 2025

$172,000 paid
The women's 35 kilometres walk final at the 2025 World Athletics Championships, with what each place paid.
POS ATHLETE COUNTRY MARK PRIZE
1 María Pérez Spain ESP 2:39:01 $70,000
2 Antonella Palmisano Italy ITA 2:42:24 $35,000
3 Paula Milena Torres Ecuador ECU 2:42:44 $22,000
4 Peng Li China CHN 2:43:29 $16,000
5 Katarzyna Zdziebło Poland POL 2:44:37 $11,000
6 Raquel González Spain ESP 2:45:41 $7,000
7 Cristina Montesinos Spain ESP 2:46:44 $6,000
8 Hanna Shevchuk Ukraine UKR 2:49:44 $5,000
9 Rebecca Henderson Australia AUS 2:50:03 —
10 Kimberly García Peru PER 2:50:37 —
11 Nicole Colombi Italy ITA 2:51:04 —
12 Hana Burzalová Slovakia SVK 2:51:15 —
13 Viviane Lyra Brazil BRA 2:51:16 —
14 Olivia Sandery Australia AUS 2:51:43 —
15 Yukiko Umeno Japan JPN 2:56:28 —
16 Yin Hang China CHN 2:56:51 —
17 Eleonora Giorgi Italy ITA 2:58:50 —
18 Olga Fiaska Greece GRE 2:59:59 —
19 Allanah Pitcher Australia AUS 3:00:08 —
20 Maika Yagi Japan JPN 3:00:08 —
21 Masumi Fuchise Japan JPN 3:03:29 —
22 Maria Michta-Coffey United States USA 3:05:02 —
23 Karla Jaramillo Ecuador ECU 3:05:03 —
24 Priyanka Goswami India IND 3:05:58 —
25 Agnieszka Ellward Poland POL 3:08:21 —
26 Mayara Vicentainer Brazil BRA 3:08:54 —
27 Joana Pontes Portugal POR 3:09:07 —
28 Ma Li China CHN 3:09:32 —
29 Ema Hačundová Slovakia SVK 3:10:21 —
30 Miranda Melville United States USA 3:12:07 —
31 Brigitte Coaquira Peru PER 3:13:22 —
32 Katie Burnett United States USA 3:14:13 —
33 Kader Güvenç Turkey TUR 3:14:46 —
34 Jessica Groenewald South Africa RSA 3:16:03 —
35 Polina Repina Kazakhstan KAZ 3:20:00 —
36 Elianay Pereira Brazil BRA 3:20:32 —
37 Sofia Alikanioti Greece GRE 3:21:06 —
38 Naomi Garcia Puerto Rico PUR 3:21:57 —
— Mary Luz Andía Peru PER DNF —
— Viktória Madarász Hungary HUN DNF —
— Antigoni Ntrismpioti Greece GRE DNF —
— Johana Ordóñez Ecuador ECU DNF —
— Valeria Ortuño Mexico MEX DNF —
— Karla Serrano Mexico MEX DNF —
— Galina Yakusheva Kazakhstan KAZ DNF —
— Olivia Lundman Canada CAN DQ —
— Alegna González Mexico MEX DNS —
47 finalists 22 countries — $172,000

Everyone from 9th down carries a dash because the ladder stops at 8th: 39 of the 47 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 women's 35 kilometres walk prize ladder at the World Athletics Championships.
PLACE THE LADDER WHO TOOK IT PAID
1st $70,000 María Pérez $70,000
2nd $35,000 Antonella Palmisano $35,000
3rd $22,000 Paula Milena Torres $22,000
4th $16,000 Peng Li $16,000
5th $11,000 Katarzyna Zdziebło $11,000
6th $7,000 Raquel González $7,000
7th $6,000 Cristina Montesinos $6,000
8th $5,000 Hanna Shevchuk $5,000
The event $172,000
eight paid $172,000
María Pérez $70k
Antonella Palmisano $35k
Paula Milena Torres $22k
Peng Li $16k
Katarzyna Zdziebło $11k
Raquel González $7,000
Cristina Montesinos $6,000
Hanna Shevchuk $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 35 kilometres walk.

Frequently asked questions

How much did the women's 35 kilometres walk pay at the 2025 World Championships?

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

Who won the women's 35 kilometres walk in Tokyo?

María Pérez, in 2:39:01, for $70,000. 47 athletes started the final, from 22 countries. Nine 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 women's 35 kilometres walk 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.

Did anyone in this final win money elsewhere in Tokyo?

María Pérez left with $140,000 from two events, Paula Milena Torres left with $38,000 from two events.

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