Alfred Kirwa Yego prize money
Alfred Kirwa Yego has been paid $45,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 673rd of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from twelve paid finishes in the men's 800 m, one of them a win.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adidas Grand Prix 2012 | 800 m | 2nd | $6,000 |
| Meeting Areva 2012 | 800 m | 3rd | $4,000 |
| Shanghai Golden Grand Prix 2012 | 800 m | 6th | $2,000 |
| Adidas Grand Prix 2011 | 800 m | 1st | $10,000 |
| Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix 2011 | 800 m | 3rd | $4,000 |
| Athletissima 2011 | 800 m | 5th | $2,500 |
| Memorial van Damme 2011 | 800 m | 5th | $2,500 |
| Herculis 2011 | 800 m | 7th | $1,500 |
| New York adidas Grand Prix 2010 | 800 m | 3rd | $4,000 |
| Athletissima 2010 | 800 m | 3rd | $4,000 |
| Bislett Games 2010 | 800 m | 5th | $2,500 |
| BAUHAUS-galan 2010 | 800 m | 6th | $2,000 |
| All twelve | Men's 800 m | - | $45,000 |
The twelve paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $45,000 is twelve separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.04% of the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Season by season
2010 to 2012, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4 | - | New York adidas Grand Prix | $12,500 |
| 2011 | 5 | 1 | Adidas Grand Prix | $20,500 |
| 2012 | 3 | - | Adidas Grand Prix | $12,000 |
season running total
2011 is the biggest of them, $20,500 from five starts. Every season from 2010 to 2012 paid him something. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $45,000.
Around Alfred Kirwa Yego on the money list
Ranks 653 to 693
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 653 | Davisleydi Velazco | Women's triple jump | 2 | $47,000 |
| 654 | Laulauga Tausaga | Women's discus throw | - | $47,000 |
| 655 | Laura Weightman | four disciplines | - | $47,000 |
| 656 | Xie Wenjun | Men's 110 m hurdles | 1 | $47,000 |
| 657 | Agnes Jebet Ngetich | two disciplines | 2 | $46,750 |
| 658 | Nikki Hiltz | two disciplines | 2 | $46,750 |
| 659 | Winnie Nanyondo | four disciplines | - | $46,750 |
| 660 | Menno Vloon | Men's pole vault | - | $46,667 |
| 661 | Elizabeth Gleadle | Women's javelin throw | 1 | $46,500 |
| 662 | Kristi Castlin | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $46,500 |
| 663 | Shelby Houlihan | four disciplines | 2 | $46,500 |
| 664 | Michael Mason | Men's high jump | 1 | $46,375 |
| 665 | Derek Drouin | Men's high jump | - | $46,333 |
| 666 | Axumawit Embaye | four disciplines | - | $46,250 |
| 667 | Abel Kipsang | three disciplines | 2 | $46,000 |
| 668 | Gemechu Godana | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | 2 | $46,000 |
| 669 | Rasheed Dwyer | Men's 200 m | - | $46,000 |
| 670 | Ciara Mageean | two disciplines | 1 | $45,750 |
| 671 | Mariya Ryemyen | two disciplines | 2 | $45,500 |
| 672 | Yemisi Mabry | Women's shot put | - | $45,250 |
| 673 | Alfred Kirwa Yego | Men's 800 m | 1 | $45,000 |
| 674 | Angelica Bengtsson | Women's pole vault | 1 | $45,000 |
| 675 | Trevor Bassitt | two disciplines | - | $45,000 |
| 676 | Konrad Bukowiecki | Men's shot put | 1 | $44,750 |
| 677 | Max Burgin | Men's 800 m | 1 | $44,750 |
| 678 | Xie Zhenye | two disciplines | - | $44,750 |
| 679 | Alaysha Johnson | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $44,500 |
| 680 | Jessica Beard | Women's 400 m | - | $44,500 |
| 681 | Tomáš Staněk | Men's shot put | - | $44,500 |
| 682 | Patrizia Van der Weken | Women's 100 m | 1 | $44,250 |
| 683 | Álex Quiñónez | Men's 200 m | - | $44,000 |
| 684 | Ginnie Crawford | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $44,000 |
| 685 | Jasmine Moore | two disciplines | 1 | $44,000 |
| 686 | Reynier Mena | Men's 200 m | 2 | $44,000 |
| 687 | Anna Rogowska | Women's pole vault | 1 | $43,500 |
| 688 | Bernard Lagat | three disciplines | - | $43,500 |
| 689 | Dayron Robles | Men's 110 m hurdles | 4 | $43,500 |
| 690 | Purity Cherotich Kirui | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $43,500 |
| 691 | Thomas Barr | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $43,500 |
| 692 | Jacob Krop | two disciplines | 1 | $43,250 |
| 693 | Josette Andrews | four disciplines | - | $43,250 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Alfred Kirwa Yego is 673rd of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $45,000.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Alfred Kirwa Yego most
Adidas Grand Prix 2011 paid $10,000 for 1st in the 800 m, one of seven in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Mbulaeni Mulaudzi, Boaz Kiplagat Lalang, Lachlan Renshaw, Bram Som, Karjuan Williams and Rob Novak.
Adidas Grand Prix 2012 paid $6,000 for 2nd in the 800 m, one of seven in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Andrew Osagie, Boaz Kiplagat Lalang, Robby Andrews, Michael Rutt, Diomar de Souza and David Rudisha.
Meeting Areva 2012 paid $4,000 for 3rd in the 800 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Lachlan Renshaw, Paul Renaudie, Richard Kiplagat, Hamid Oualich, Elijah Greer and David Rudisha.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Alfred Kirwa Yego won?
$45,000, which ranks 673rd of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from twelve paid finishes between 2010 and 2012.
What is Alfred Kirwa Yego's biggest Diamond League payday?
$10,000, for finishing 1st in the 800 m at the 2011 Adidas 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 1st and would have paid anybody who finished there.
How does the Diamond League decide what Alfred Kirwa Yego 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 800 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 Alfred Kirwa Yego won?
One of twelve, worth $10,000 between them. He has not been paid at a Diamond League final.
Is this everything Alfred Kirwa Yego 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 Alfred Kirwa Yego is Yemisi Mabry on $45,250, and one below Angelica Bengtsson on $45,000. Alfred Kirwa Yego is one of 221 Kenya athletes athletics has paid, and Kenya athletics prize money adds them up to $10,867,417 across all six competitions. For the event itself, see men's 800 m prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Alfred Kirwa Yego has been paid in one of them. The biggest of the rest are men's 100 m, men's pole vault and men's 200 m. Every meeting he has raced is linked in the table at the top of this page, and Adidas Grand Prix has its own page across every edition of it.