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WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS · TOKYO 2025 · FIELD

Women's discus throw prize money

Valarie Allman won the women's discus throw at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in 69.48 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 37 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 women's discus throw final at the 2025 World Athletics Championships, with what each place paid.
POS ATHLETE COUNTRY MARK PRIZE
1 Valarie Allman United States USA 69.48 m $70,000
2 Jorinde van Klinken Netherlands NED 67.50 m $35,000
3 Silinda Morales Cuba CUB 67.25 m $22,000
4 Vanessa Kamga Sweden SWE 66.61 m $16,000
5 Sandra Elkasević Croatia CRO 65.82 m $11,000
6 Laulauga Tausaga United States USA 65.49 m $7,000
7 Feng Bin China CHN 65.28 m $6,000
8 Shanice Craft Germany GER 65.21 m $5,000
9 Izabela da Silva Brazil BRA 63.22 m —
10 Alexandra Emilianov Moldova MDA 62.59 m —
11 Alida van Daalen Netherlands NED 62.24 m —
12 Samantha Hall Jamaica JAM 60.69 m —
12 finalists 23 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 women's discus throw prize ladder at the World Athletics Championships.
PLACE THE LADDER WHO TOOK IT PAID
1st $70,000 Valarie Allman $70,000
2nd $35,000 Jorinde van Klinken $35,000
3rd $22,000 Silinda Morales $22,000
4th $16,000 Vanessa Kamga $16,000
5th $11,000 Sandra Elkasević $11,000
6th $7,000 Laulauga Tausaga $7,000
7th $6,000 Feng Bin $6,000
8th $5,000 Shanice Craft $5,000
The event $172,000
eight paid $172,000
Valarie Allman $70k Jorinde van Klinken $35k Silinda Morales $22k Vanessa Kamga $16k Sandra Elkasević $11k Laulauga Tausaga $7,000 Feng Bin $6,000 Shanice Craft $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 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
Valarie Allman United States $70,000 27 17 $321,000
Jorinde van Klinken Netherlands $35,000 21 1 $94,000
Silinda Morales Cuba $22,000 2 0 $1,000
Vanessa Kamga Sweden $16,000 8 0 $11,000
Sandra Elkasević Croatia $11,000 12 2 $53,250
Laulauga Tausaga United States $7,000 19 0 $47,000
Feng Bin China $6,000 14 3 $97,000
Shanice Craft Germany $5,000 12 0 $19,500

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 women's discus throw pay at the 2025 World Championships?

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

Who won the women's discus throw in Tokyo?

Valarie Allman, in 69.48 m, for $70,000. Twelve athletes started the final, from ten countries, out of a field of 37 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 women'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