U.S. Olympic Trials 2024 prize money breakdown: Everything to know about how much the athletes will earn while eyeing the Olympic spot

With just two days short, fans are poised to witness a few exhilarating performances at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials for track and field events. The athletes vying for an Olympic spot in Eugene will earn substantial prize money at the 2024 Trials.

The U.S. Olympic Trials will kick off on June 21, 2024, at the Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. Several Olympians and world champions, including Sha'CarriRichardsonn, Noah Lyles, Gabby Thomas, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Fred Kerley, and Ryan Crouser will pocket lucrative prize money if they secure any of the first eight places with their performances while keeping their gazes fixed on the Olympic spot.

The athlete securing the top place in any individual track or field event will earn a sizeable prize money of $11,000. Athletes following the winner of any track and field event will receive $8,800 as a cash award. American athletes finishing in third and fourth places in any track and field event at the Trials will bag $6,600 and $4,400, respectively.

Offering the cash prizes to the top eight athletes, the fifth and sixth finishers will collect $3,400 and $2,200, respectively. The list of the prize money breakdown at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials is given below.

1st place - $11,000

2nd place - $8,800

3rd place - $6,600

4th place - $4,400

5th place - $3,400

6th place - $2,200

7th place - $1,100

8th place - $1,100

Top athletes to watch for at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials ft. Noah Lyles and Sha'Carri Richardson

Noah Lyles and Sha'Carri Richardson will compete at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials to earn an Olympic spot.

After showing dominance at the 2023 World Championships, Noah Lyles will compete at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene to grab a berth for the Paris Olympics. After securing a bronze medal in the 200m at the Tokyo Olympics, Lyles has now set his sights on clinching four gold medals in the 100m, 200m, 4x100m and 4x400m in Paris.

After missing out on an opportunity to compete at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics due to a drug ban, Sha'Carri Richardson will now vie to earn an Olympic spot to make her debut at the world's greatest sporting event. Richardson displayed exceptional athletics proficiency at the 2023 WAC, securing a gold in 100m and 4x100m, and a bronze medal in the 200m.

Sydney McLaughlin-Leverone, who withdrew from competing at the 2023 WAC to prime herself for the Paris Games, will compete in the Trials in the 400m hurdles, pursuing her second Olympic gold medal of the event. Competing in her Olympic season's first 400m hurdles event at the Edwin Moses Meet, she showed her formidable prospect by registering a world lead of 52.70 seconds.