Abdi Waiss prize money
Abdi Waiss has been paid $2,500 by the Diamond League, which ranks 2481st of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from one paid finish in the men's 1500 m, and it was 5th.
The Diamond League pays by finishing place and nothing else. A published card sets what first through eighth is worth, the same figure in every discipline at that meeting, and ninth pays nothing.
The payment
Where he finished, and what the card paid for it
| MEETING | DISCIPLINE | PLACE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix 2016 | 1500 m | 5th | $2,500 |
The one paid figure add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $2,500 is one separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.00% of the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out between them.
The World Championships
What Abdi Waiss did in Tokyo, 2025
| EVENT | PLACE | MARK | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's marathon | - | DNF | - |
Abdi Waiss stood in one 2025 World Championships final in Tokyo and finished outside the money. The championships pay eight places, $70,000 for a title down to $5,000 for 8th, and nothing at all below that. The championships page holds all 49 events and the $8,498,000 they paid out.
Around Abdi Waiss on the money list
Ranks 2461 to 2501
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2461 | Xiaowei Du | Women's javelin throw | - | $3,000 |
| 2462 | Yasin Haji | Men's 5000 m | - | $3,000 |
| 2463 | Yemi Mary John | Women's 400 m | - | $3,000 |
| 2464 | Yevgeniya Isakova | Women's 400 m hurdles | - | $3,000 |
| 2465 | Yuliya Gushchina | two disciplines | - | $3,000 |
| 2466 | Yuzo Kanemaru | Men's 400 m | - | $3,000 |
| 2467 | Allie Wilson | Women's 800 m | - | $2,750 |
| 2468 | Daniel Keaton | Men's pole vault | - | $2,750 |
| 2469 | Edoardo Scotti | Men's 400 m | - | $2,750 |
| 2470 | Emmanuel Ihemeje | Men's triple jump | - | $2,750 |
| 2471 | Jamal Hairane | Men's 800 m | - | $2,750 |
| 2472 | Jessica-Bianca Wessolly | Women's 200 m | - | $2,750 |
| 2473 | Laura Strati | Women's long jump | - | $2,750 |
| 2474 | Loïc Gasch | Men's high jump | - | $2,750 |
| 2475 | Mehdi Belhadj | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $2,750 |
| 2476 | Morgan McDonald | Men's 5000 m | - | $2,750 |
| 2477 | Pauline Hondema | Women's long jump | - | $2,750 |
| 2478 | Clayton Fritsch | Men's pole vault | - | $2,625 |
| 2479 | Wang Zhen | Men's high jump | - | $2,542 |
| 2480 | Ababel Yeshaneh | Women's 5000 m | - | $2,500 |
| 2481 | Abdi Waiss | Men's 1500 m | - | $2,500 |
| 2482 | Abdul Buhari | Men's discus throw | - | $2,500 |
| 2483 | Abdulla Aboobacker | Men's triple jump | - | $2,500 |
| 2484 | Abdullah Abkar Mohammed | Men's 200 m | - | $2,500 |
| 2485 | Abduraqhman Karriem | Men's 200 m | - | $2,500 |
| 2486 | Ahmed Mohamed Hussein | Men's javelin throw | - | $2,500 |
| 2487 | Akiba McKinney | Women's long jump | - | $2,500 |
| 2488 | Alexander Hochuli | Men's triple jump | - | $2,500 |
| 2489 | Alin Firfirică | Men's discus throw | - | $2,500 |
| 2490 | Allen Johnson | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $2,500 |
| 2491 | Amanda Ngandu-Ntumba | Women's discus throw | - | $2,500 |
| 2492 | Amy Yoder Begley | Women's 5000 m | - | $2,500 |
| 2493 | Anastasiya Potapova | Women's triple jump | - | $2,500 |
| 2494 | Andrea Rooth | Women's 400 m hurdles | - | $2,500 |
| 2495 | Ángel Mullera | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $2,500 |
| 2496 | Antonio David Jiménez | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $2,500 |
| 2497 | Ashlee Kidd | Women's 200 m | - | $2,500 |
| 2498 | Aurelie Chaboudez | Women's 400 m hurdles | - | $2,500 |
| 2499 | Ben Offereins | Men's 400 m | - | $2,500 |
| 2500 | Benjamin Richardson | Men's 200 m | - | $2,500 |
| 2501 | Borja Vivas | Men's shot put | - | $2,500 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Abdi Waiss is 2481st of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $2,500.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Abdi Waiss most
Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix 2016 paid $2,500 for 5th in the 1500 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Aman Wote, Robert Biwott, Vincent Kibet, Asbel Kiprop, Elijah Manangoi and Silas Kiplagat.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Abdi Waiss won?
$2,500, which ranks 2481st of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from one paid finish in 2016.
What is Abdi Waiss's biggest Diamond League payday?
$2,500, for finishing 5th in the 1500 m at the 2016 Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix. The Diamond League pays by place rather than by performance, so that figure is what the card in force that season paid for 5th and would have paid anybody who finished there.
How does the Diamond League decide what Abdi Waiss gets paid?
Entirely by where he finishes. The series publishes one rate card a season and applies it to every discipline at every meeting, so a place is worth the same in the men's 1500 m as it is in the shot put on the same afternoon. Eight places are paid and ninth pays nothing. There is no bonus for a record and no share of a gate.
Is this everything Abdi Waiss earns from athletics?
No. This is the Diamond League, which is one series of 224 meetings. It holds no championship prize money, no national federation payment, no appearance fee and no sponsorship. What it does hold is every dollar the series itself paid him, priced off the card it published.
Where to next
The rest of the Diamond League money
Diamond League prize money ranks all 3,683 athletes across the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out. One place above Abdi Waiss is Ababel Yeshaneh on $2,500, and one below Abdul Buhari on $2,500. Abdi Waiss is one of 4 Djibouti athletes athletics has paid, and Djibouti athletics prize money adds them up to $217,250 across all six competitions. For the event itself, see men's 1500 m prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Abdi Waiss has been paid in one of them. The biggest of the rest are men's 100 m, men's pole vault and men's 800 m. Every meeting he has raced is linked in the table at the top of this page, and Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix has its own page across every edition of it. Away from the series, World Championships prize money is Tokyo 2025, $8,498,000 paid eight places deep in every event, and the full final is on the men's marathon page.