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WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS · TOKYO 2025 · FIELD

Women's shot put prize money

Jessica Schilder won the women's shot put at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in 20.29 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 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 12
COUNTRIES 7
PLACES PAID 8

The final

Tokyo, 13 to 21 September 2025

$172,000 paid
The women's shot put final at the 2025 World Athletics Championships, with what each place paid.
POS ATHLETE COUNTRY MARK PRIZE
1 Jessica Schilder Netherlands NED 20.29 $70,000
2 Chase Jackson United States USA 20.21 $35,000
3 Maddi Wesche New Zealand NZL 20.06 $22,000
4 Sarah Mitton Canada CAN 19.81 $16,000
5 Fanny Roos Sweden SWE 19.54 $11,000
6 Yemisi Ogunleye Germany GER 19.33 $7,000
7 Zhang Linru China CHN 19.16 $6,000
8 Jaida Ross United States USA 19.01 $5,000
9 Gong Lijiao China CHN 18.96 —
10 Alina Kenzel Germany GER 18.42 —
11 Katharina Maisch Germany GER 18.21 —
12 Sara Lennman Sweden SWE 17.78 —
12 finalists 7 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 shot put prize ladder at the World Athletics Championships.
PLACE THE LADDER WHO TOOK IT PAID
1st $70,000 Jessica Schilder $70,000
2nd $35,000 Chase Jackson $35,000
3rd $22,000 Maddi Wesche $22,000
4th $16,000 Sarah Mitton $16,000
5th $11,000 Fanny Roos $11,000
6th $7,000 Yemisi Ogunleye $7,000
7th $6,000 Zhang Linru $6,000
8th $5,000 Jaida Ross $5,000
The event $172,000
eight paid $172,000
Jessica Schilder $70k Chase Jackson $35k Maddi Wesche $22k Sarah Mitton $16k Fanny Roos $11k Yemisi Ogunleye $7,000
Zhang Linru $6,000
Jaida Ross $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 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
Jessica Schilder Netherlands $70,000 26 5 $153,250
Chase Jackson United States $35,000 20 12 $222,500
Maddi Wesche New Zealand $22,000 8 0 $19,500
Sarah Mitton Canada $16,000 27 3 $170,250
Fanny Roos Sweden $11,000 30 0 $67,500
Yemisi Ogunleye Germany $7,000 8 0 $20,250
Jaida Ross United States $5,000 10 0 $18,000

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 women's shot put pay at the 2025 World Championships?

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

Who won the women's shot put in Tokyo?

Jessica Schilder, in 20.29, for $70,000. Twelve 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 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