Bernard Nganga prize money
Bernard Nganga has been paid $14,500 by the Diamond League, which ranks 1343rd of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from seven paid finishes in the men's 3000 m steeplechase, the best of them 3rd.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herculis 2014 | 3000 m steeplechase | 5th | $2,500 |
| Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix 2014 | 3000 m steeplechase | 8th | $1,000 |
| ExxonMobil Bislett Games 2014 | 3000 m steeplechase | 8th | $1,000 |
| Golden Grand Prix 2013 | 3000 m steeplechase | 8th | $1,000 |
| Athletissima 2012 | 3000 m steeplechase | 3rd | $4,000 |
| Herculis 2012 | 3000 m steeplechase | 4th | $3,000 |
| Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix 2012 | 3000 m steeplechase | 6th | $2,000 |
| All seven | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $14,500 |
The seven paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $14,500 is seven separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.01% of the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Season by season
2012 to 2014, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3 | - | Athletissima | $9,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | - | Golden Grand Prix | $1,000 |
| 2014 | 3 | - | Herculis | $4,500 |
season running total
2012 is the biggest of them, $9,000 from three starts. Every season from 2012 to 2014 paid him something. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $14,500.
Around Bernard Nganga on the money list
Ranks 1323 to 1363
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1323 | Ainsley Waugh | two disciplines | - | $15,000 |
| 1324 | Andrew Bayer | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $15,000 |
| 1325 | Dan Taylor | Men's shot put | - | $15,000 |
| 1326 | James Dasaolu | Men's 100 m | - | $15,000 |
| 1327 | Khaleb McRae | Men's 400 m | - | $15,000 |
| 1328 | Lázaro Borges | Men's pole vault | - | $15,000 |
| 1329 | Margaryta Dorozhon | Women's javelin throw | 1 | $15,000 |
| 1330 | Marina Aitova | Women's high jump | - | $15,000 |
| 1331 | Ngonidzashe Makusha | Men's long jump | 1 | $15,000 |
| 1332 | Obi Igbokwe | Men's 400 m | - | $15,000 |
| 1333 | Schillonie Calvert-Powell | Women's 100 m | - | $15,000 |
| 1334 | Stanley Kebenei | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $15,000 |
| 1335 | Torrie Lewis | two disciplines | 1 | $15,000 |
| 1336 | Yelena Kotulskaya | Women's 800 m | 1 | $15,000 |
| 1337 | Daniel Rowden | Men's 800 m | - | $14,750 |
| 1338 | Genevieve Gregson | three disciplines | - | $14,750 |
| 1339 | Jake Heyward | two disciplines | - | $14,750 |
| 1340 | Jérôme Clavier | Men's pole vault | - | $14,750 |
| 1341 | Alana Boyd | Women's pole vault | - | $14,583 |
| 1342 | Alicia Monson | two disciplines | - | $14,500 |
| 1343 | Bernard Nganga | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $14,500 |
| 1344 | Birtukan Adamu | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $14,500 |
| 1345 | Caleb Dean | two disciplines | - | $14,500 |
| 1346 | Hannah England | two disciplines | - | $14,500 |
| 1347 | Harold Correa | Men's triple jump | - | $14,500 |
| 1348 | Jorge Fernández | Men's discus throw | - | $14,500 |
| 1349 | Kendry Menéndez | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $14,500 |
| 1350 | Kristin Gierisch | Women's triple jump | - | $14,500 |
| 1351 | Matic Ian Guček | two disciplines | - | $14,500 |
| 1352 | Rhys Williams | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $14,500 |
| 1353 | Richard Kilty | two disciplines | - | $14,500 |
| 1354 | Sheena Johnson-Tosta | Women's 400 m hurdles | - | $14,500 |
| 1355 | Sinclaire Johnson | three disciplines | - | $14,500 |
| 1356 | Tim Nedow | Men's shot put | - | $14,500 |
| 1357 | Chris Baker | Men's high jump | - | $14,333 |
| 1358 | Alice Finot | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $14,250 |
| 1359 | Katie Snowden | three disciplines | - | $14,250 |
| 1360 | Kylie Hutson | Women's pole vault | - | $14,250 |
| 1361 | Maboundou Koné | Women's 200 m | - | $14,250 |
| 1362 | Sofia Ennaoui | three disciplines | - | $14,250 |
| 1363 | Alemitu Haroye | two disciplines | - | $14,000 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Bernard Nganga is 1343rd of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $14,500.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Bernard Nganga most
Athletissima 2012 paid $4,000 for 3rd in the 3000 m steeplechase, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Abel Kiprop Mutai, Conseslus Kipruto, Hilal Yego, Roba Gari, Ivan Lukyanov and Paul Kipsiele Koech.
Herculis 2012 paid $3,000 for 4th in the 3000 m steeplechase, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Jairus Kipchoge Birech, Brahim Taleb, Richard Kipkemboi Mateelong, Jukka Keskisalo, Conseslus Kipruto and Paul Kipsiele Koech.
Herculis 2014 paid $2,500 for 5th in the 3000 m steeplechase, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Evan Jager, Paul Kipsiele Koech, Brahim Taleb, Jairus Kipchoge Birech, Conseslus Kipruto and Hilal Yego.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Bernard Nganga won?
$14,500, which ranks 1343rd of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from seven paid finishes between 2012 and 2014.
What is Bernard Nganga's biggest Diamond League payday?
$4,000, for finishing 3rd in the 3000 m steeplechase at the 2012 Athletissima. The Diamond League pays by place rather than by performance, so that figure is what the card in force that season paid for 3rd and would have paid anybody who finished there.
How does the Diamond League decide what Bernard Nganga 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 3000 m steeplechase 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 Bernard Nganga 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 Bernard Nganga is Alicia Monson on $14,500, and one below Birtukan Adamu on $14,500. Bernard Nganga 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 3000 m steeplechase prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Bernard Nganga 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 Herculis has its own page across every edition of it.