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Women's marathon prize money

Peres Jepchirchir won the women's marathon at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in 2:24:43 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.

73 athletes started the final, from 43 countries. Eleven 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 73
COUNTRIES 43
PLACES PAID 8

The final

Tokyo, 13 to 21 September 2025

$172,000 paid
The women's marathon final at the 2025 World Athletics Championships, with what each place paid.
POS ATHLETE COUNTRY MARK PRIZE
1 Peres Jepchirchir Kenya KEN 2:24:43 $70,000
2 Tigst Assefa Ethiopia ETH 2:24:45 $35,000
3 Julia Paternain Uruguay URU 2:27:23 $22,000
4 Susanna Sullivan United States USA 2:28:17 $16,000
5 Alisa Vainio Finland FIN 2:28:32 $11,000
6 Shitaye Eshete Bahrain BRN 2:28:41 $7,000
7 Kana Kobayashi Japan JPN 2:28:50 $6,000
8 Jessica McClain United States USA 2:29:20 $5,000
9 Fionnuala McCormack Ireland IRL 2:30:16 —
10 Dolshi Tesfu Eritrea ERI 2:30:41 —
11 Laura Luengo Spain ESP 2:30:55 —
12 Stella Chesang Uganda UGA 2:31:13 —
13 Sayaka Sato (runner) Japan JPN 2:31:15 —
14 Ciren Cuomu China CHN 2:31:38 —
15 Nóra Szabó Hungary HUN 2:31:41 —
16 Eunice Chumba Bahrain BRN 2:32:22 —
17 Anne Luijten Netherlands NED 2:32:27 —
18 Jackline Cherono Kenya KEN 2:33:17 —
19 Solange Jesus Portugal POR 2:33:24 —
20 Rebecca Lonedo Italy ITA 2:33:40 —
21 Sheyla Eulogio Peru PER 2:33:42 —
22 Li Zhixuan China CHN 2:34:03 —
23 Maor Tiyouri Israel ISR 2:34:28 —
24 Fatima Ouhaddou Spain ESP 2:35:05 —
25 Galbadrakhyn Khishigsaikhan Mongolia MGL 2:35:05 —
26 Susana Santos Portugal POR 2:35:06 —
27 Sutume Kebede Ethiopia ETH 2:35:30 —
28 Yuka Ando Japan JPN 2:35:37 —
29 Choi Kyung-sun South Korea KOR 2:35:42 —
30 Zhang Deshun China CHN 2:35:58 —
31 Natasha Wodak Canada CAN 2:36:02 —
32 Manon Trapp France FRA 2:36:09 —
33 Julia Mayer Austria AUT 2:36:20 —
34 Alina Armas Namibia NAM 2:36:33 —
35 Silvia Ortiz Ecuador ECU 2:37:22 —
36 Atalena Loliha South Sudan SSD 2:38:18 —
37 Lim Ye-jin South Korea KOR 2:38:31 —
38 Vanessa Wilson Australia AUS 2:39:17 —
39 Aleksandra Brzezińska Poland POL 2:39:46 —
40 Marcella Herzog Netherlands NED 2:39:57 —
41 Neheng Khatala Lesotho LES 2:41:16 —
42 Sarah Klein Australia AUS 2:41:46 —
43 Sara Schou Kristensen Denmark DEN 2:42:34 —
44 Nina Usubyan Armenia ARM 2:42:37 —
45 Bayartsogtyn Mönkhzayaa Mongolia MGL 2:42:43 —
46 Mary Zenaida Granja Ecuador ECU 2:43:02 —
47 Isabel Oropeza Mexico MEX 2:43:53 —
48 Tara Palm Australia AUS 2:44:51 —
49 Chiara Milena Mainetti Argentina ARG 2:46:27 —
50 Aydee Loayza Peru PER 2:48:00 —
51 Erika Kemp United States USA 2:50:35 —
52 Fortunate Chidzivo Zimbabwe ZWE 2:51:24 —
53 Rahma Tahiri Morocco MAR 2:51:30 —
54 Diana Bogantes Costa Rica CRC 2:54:02 —
55 Hanne Andersen Maridal Norway NOR 2:55:04 —
56 Karen Ehrenreich Denmark DEN 2:57:07 —
57 Clementine Mukandanga Rwanda RWA 2:58:00 —
58 Nicole Urra Chile CHI 2:58:05 —
59 Magaly García Venezuela VEN 2:58:51 —
60 Anja Fink Slovenia SLO 2:59:31 —
61 Adrijana Pop Arsova Rashikj North Macedonia MKD 3:01:48 —
62 Margarita Hernández Mexico MEX 3:02:26 —
— Juliet Chekwel Uganda UGA DNF —
— Kaoutar Farkoussi Morocco MAR DNF —
— Fatima Ezzahra Gardadi Morocco MAR DNF —
— Tigist Gashaw Bahrain BRN DNF —
— Tigist Ketema Ethiopia ETH DNF —
— Magdalyne Masai Kenya KEN DNF —
— Izabela Paszkiewicz Poland POL DNF —
— Zaida Ramos Peru PER DNF —
— Lonah Chemtai Salpeter Israel ISR DNF —
— Moira Stewartová Czechia CZE DNF —
— Mercyline Chelangat Uganda UGA 2:45:36 —
73 finalists 42 countries — $172,000

Everyone from 9th down carries a dash because the ladder stops at 8th: 65 of the 73 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 marathon prize ladder at the World Athletics Championships.
PLACE THE LADDER WHO TOOK IT PAID
1st $70,000 Peres Jepchirchir $70,000
2nd $35,000 Tigst Assefa $35,000
3rd $22,000 Julia Paternain $22,000
4th $16,000 Susanna Sullivan $16,000
5th $11,000 Alisa Vainio $11,000
6th $7,000 Shitaye Eshete $7,000
7th $6,000 Kana Kobayashi $6,000
8th $5,000 Jessica McClain $5,000
The event $172,000
eight paid $172,000
Peres Jepchirchir $70k
Tigst Assefa $35k
Julia Paternain $22k
Susanna Sullivan $16k
Alisa Vainio $11k
Shitaye Eshete $7,000
Kana Kobayashi $6,000
Jessica McClain $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 marathon.

Frequently asked questions

How much did the women's marathon pay at the 2025 World Championships?

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

Who won the women's marathon in Tokyo?

Peres Jepchirchir, in 2:24:43, for $70,000. 73 athletes started the final, from 43 countries. Eleven 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 marathon 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. The senior women's race at the World Cross Country Championships is where this distance goes in the winter. It has paid $280,000 across two championships, $30,000 to win, and a second ladder the same size again to the federations behind the first six countries in the team standing.

Every other event in Tokyo