Abel Kipsang prize money
Abel Kipsang has been paid $46,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 337th of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid. It came from eleven paid finishes in the men's 1500 m, men's mile and men's 3000 m, two of them wins.
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.
Every payment
Where he finished, and what the card paid for it
| MEETING | DISCIPLINE | PLACE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prefontaine Classic 2025 | Mile | 14th | — |
| Kamila Skolimowska Memorial 2025 | 1500 m | 15th | — |
| Doha Diamond League 2024 | 1500 m | 13th | — |
| Prefontaine Classic 2024 | Mile | 12th | — |
| Kamila Skolimowska Memorial 2023 | 1500 m | 2nd | $6,000 |
| Weltklasse Zürich 2023 | 1500 m | 3rd | $3,500 |
| Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat 2023 | 1500 m | 5th | $1,250 |
| Bislett Games 2023 | 1500 m | 11th | — |
| Prefontaine Classic 2023 | Mile | 13th | — |
| Doha Diamond League 2022 | 1500 m | 1st | $10,000 |
| Birmingham Diamond League 2022 | 1500 m | 1st | $10,000 |
| Athletissima 2022 | 1500 m | 2nd | $6,000 |
| Weltklasse Zürich 2022 | 1500 m | 4th | $4,000 |
| Prefontaine Classic 2022 | Mile | 4th | $2,000 |
| Allianz Memorial Van Damme 2021 | 1500 m | 4th | $2,000 |
| Prefontaine Classic 2021 | Mile | 7th | $750 |
| Athletissima 2021 | 3000 m | 8th | $500 |
| All 17 | three disciplines | — | $46,000 |
The eleven paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $46,000 is eleven separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.09% of the $53,753,250 the 104 meetings on this site paid out between them. Six of the 17 starts paid nothing, because the series pays eight deep and the fields run past twenty.
Discipline by discipline
What each event has paid Abel Kipsang
| DISCIPLINE | STARTS | WINS | YEARS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 1500 m | 11 | 2 | 2021 to 2025 | $42,750 |
| Men's mile | 5 | — | 2021 to 2025 | $2,750 |
| Men's 3000 m | 1 | — | 2021 | $500 |
The men's 1500 m has paid Abel Kipsang $42,750 of the $46,000, which is 93% of everything the series has given him.
Season by season
2021 to 2025, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | — | Allianz Memorial Van Damme | $3,250 |
| 2022 | 5 | 2 | Doha Diamond League | $32,000 |
| 2023 | 5 | — | Kamila Skolimowska Memorial | $10,750 |
| 2024 | 2 | — | Doha Diamond League | — |
| 2025 | 2 | — | Prefontaine Classic | — |
season running total
2022 is the biggest of them, $32,000 from five starts. No Diamond League meeting paid Abel Kipsang in 2024 and 2025, so those columns stand at nothing. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $46,000.
Around Abel Kipsang on the money list
Ranks 317 to 357
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 317 | Sarah Healy | four disciplines | 1 | $49,500 |
| 318 | Raevyn Rogers | Women's 800 m | — | $49,250 |
| 319 | Sasha Zhoya | Men's 110 m hurdles | 2 | $49,250 |
| 320 | Gong Lijiao | Women's shot put | 4 | $49,000 |
| 321 | Ruswahl Samaai | Men's long jump | — | $49,000 |
| 322 | Ayomide Folorunso | Women's 400 m hurdles | — | $48,750 |
| 323 | Khaddi Sagnia | Women's long jump | 1 | $48,250 |
| 324 | Morgan Lake | Women's high jump | 1 | $48,250 |
| 325 | Tia Clayton | Women's 100 m | 2 | $48,250 |
| 326 | Khallifah Rosser | Men's 400 m hurdles | 1 | $48,000 |
| 327 | Wilfried Happio | Men's 400 m hurdles | — | $48,000 |
| 328 | Aleia Hobbs | Women's 100 m | 2 | $47,750 |
| 329 | Matteo Sioli | Men's high jump | 2 | $47,250 |
| 330 | Werkuha Getachew | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | 2 | $47,250 |
| 331 | Davisleydi Velazco | Women's triple jump | 2 | $47,000 |
| 332 | Laulauga Tausaga | Women's discus throw | — | $47,000 |
| 333 | Agnes Jebet Ngetich | two disciplines | 2 | $46,750 |
| 334 | Nikki Hiltz | two disciplines | 2 | $46,750 |
| 335 | Menno Vloon | Men's pole vault | — | $46,667 |
| 336 | Will Claye | two disciplines | 1 | $46,250 |
| 337 | Abel Kipsang | three disciplines | 2 | $46,000 |
| 338 | Gemechu Godana | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | 2 | $46,000 |
| 339 | Ronnie Baker | Men's 100 m | 3 | $45,250 |
| 340 | Freddie Crittenden | Men's 110 m hurdles | — | $45,000 |
| 341 | Trevor Bassitt | two disciplines | — | $45,000 |
| 342 | Max Burgin | Men's 800 m | 1 | $44,750 |
| 343 | Thomas Röhler | Men's javelin throw | 2 | $44,750 |
| 344 | Alaysha Johnson | Women's 100 m hurdles | — | $44,500 |
| 345 | Ciara Mageean | two disciplines | 1 | $44,250 |
| 346 | Patrizia Van der Weken | Women's 100 m | 1 | $44,250 |
| 347 | Femke Broeders-Bol | Women's 800 m | — | $44,000 |
| 348 | Jasmine Moore | two disciplines | 1 | $44,000 |
| 349 | Reynier Mena | Men's 200 m | 2 | $44,000 |
| 350 | Lilian Kasait Rengeruk | two disciplines | 1 | $43,750 |
| 351 | Hellen Obiri | two disciplines | 3 | $43,500 |
| 352 | Jacob Krop | two disciplines | 1 | $43,250 |
| 353 | Shunsuke Izumiya | Men's 110 m hurdles | 1 | $43,250 |
| 354 | Cheng Chao-tsun | Men's javelin throw | 1 | $43,000 |
| 355 | Jimmy Gressier | three disciplines | 1 | $43,000 |
| 356 | KC Lightfoot | Men's pole vault | 1 | $42,875 |
| 357 | Winnie Nanyondo | four disciplines | — | $42,750 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Abel Kipsang is 337th of the 2,112 athletes the 104 meetings on this site paid, on $46,000.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Abel Kipsang most
Doha Diamond League 2022 paid $10,000 for 1st in the 1500 m, one of eleven in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Timothy Cheruiyot, Teddese Lemi, Yomif Kejelcha, Kamar Etyang, Matthew Ramsden and Charles Simotwo.
Birmingham Diamond League 2022 paid $10,000 for 1st in the 1500 m, one of fifteen in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Mohamed Katir, Oliver Hoare, Michał Rozmys, Josh Kerr, Adel Mechaal and Charles Grethen.
Kamila Skolimowska Memorial 2023 paid $6,000 for 2nd in the 1500 m, one of fourteen in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Reynold Cheruiyot, Andrew Coscoran, Sam Tanner, Vincent Kibet Keter, Isaac Nader and George Mills.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Abel Kipsang won?
$46,000, which ranks 337th of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid across the 104 meetings on this site. It came from eleven paid finishes between 2021 and 2025.
What is Abel Kipsang's biggest Diamond League payday?
$10,000, for finishing 1st in the 1500 m at the 2022 Doha Diamond League. The Diamond League pays by place rather than by performance, so that figure is what the card in force that season paid for 1st and would have paid anybody who finished there.
How does the Diamond League decide what Abel Kipsang 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 win 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.
How many Diamond League meetings has Abel Kipsang won?
Two of 17, worth $20,000 between them. One of his appearance came at a final, which paid $4,000.
Has Abel Kipsang ever raced a Diamond League meeting for nothing?
Six times. The series pays the first eight and the fields run past twenty, so a ninth place is a Diamond League start that paid nothing at all. He are in the result tables on this site either way.
Is this everything Abel Kipsang earns from athletics?
No. This is the Diamond League, which is one series of 104 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 2,112 athletes across the $53,753,250 the 104 meetings on this site paid out. One place above Abel Kipsang is Will Claye on $46,250, and one below Gemechu Godana on $46,000. Abel Kipsang is one of 100 Kenya athletes athletics has paid, and Kenya athletics prize money adds them up to $4,636,250 across all six competitions. For the event itself, see men's 1500 m prize money, men's mile prize money and men's 3000 m prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Abel Kipsang has been paid in three 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 Prefontaine Classic has its own page across every edition of it.