Caleb Ndiku prize money
Caleb Ndiku has been paid $81,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 385th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from 19 paid finishes in the men's 5000 m, men's 3000 m and men's mile, three 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doha Diamond League 2017 | 3000 m | 4th | $3,000 |
| Herculis 2015 | 3000 m | 1st | $10,000 |
| Memorial Van Damme 2015 | 5000 m | 5th | $2,500 |
| Weltklasse Zürich 2015 | 1500 m | 7th | $1,500 |
| Prefontaine Classic 2014 | 5000 m | 1st | $10,000 |
| Weltklasse Zürich 2014 | 5000 m | 1st | $10,000 |
| ExxonMobil Bislett Games 2014 | 5000 m | 2nd | $6,000 |
| DN Galan 2014 | 5000 m | 3rd | $4,000 |
| Meeting Areva 2014 | 5000 m | 7th | $1,500 |
| Qatar Athletic 2013 | 3000 m | 4th | $3,000 |
| DN Galan 2013 | 1500 m | 4th | $3,000 |
| Weltklasse 2013 | 1500 m | 4th | $3,000 |
| Prefontaine Classic 2013 | Mile | 6th | $2,000 |
| Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 2013 | 5000 m | 6th | $2,000 |
| Bislett Games 2012 | Mile | 2nd | $6,000 |
| DN Galan 2012 | 3000 m | 2nd | $6,000 |
| Prefontaine Classic 2012 | Mile | 5th | $2,500 |
| Athletissima 2012 | 1500 m | 5th | $2,500 |
| Prefontaine Classic 2011 | Mile | 5th | $2,500 |
| All 19 | four disciplines | - | $81,000 |
The 19 paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $81,000 is 19 separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.07% of the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Discipline by discipline
What each event has paid Caleb Ndiku
| DISCIPLINE | STARTS | WINS | YEARS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 5000 m | 7 | 2 | 2013 to 2015 | $36,000 |
| Men's 3000 m | 4 | 1 | 2012 to 2017 | $22,000 |
| Men's mile | 4 | - | 2011 to 2013 | $13,000 |
| Men's 1500 m | 4 | - | 2012 to 2015 | $10,000 |
The men's 5000 m has paid Caleb Ndiku $36,000 of the $81,000, which is 44% of everything the series has given him.
Season by season
2011 to 2017, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 | - | Prefontaine Classic | $2,500 |
| 2012 | 4 | - | Bislett Games | $17,000 |
| 2013 | 5 | - | Qatar Athletic | $13,000 |
| 2014 | 5 | 2 | Prefontaine Classic | $31,500 |
| 2015 | 3 | 1 | Herculis | $14,000 |
| 2016 | - | - | - | - |
| 2017 | 1 | - | Doha Diamond League | $3,000 |
season running total
2014 is the biggest of them, $31,500 from five starts. No Diamond League meeting paid Caleb Ndiku in 2016, so that column stands at nothing. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $81,000.
Around Caleb Ndiku on the money list
Ranks 365 to 405
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 365 | Phillips Idowu | Men's triple jump | 6 | $86,000 |
| 366 | Evan Jager | three disciplines | 1 | $85,500 |
| 367 | Diribe Welteji | three disciplines | 4 | $85,250 |
| 368 | Philip Milanov | Men's discus throw | 3 | $85,250 |
| 369 | Maggie Ewen | Women's shot put | 1 | $84,500 |
| 370 | Megan Simmonds | Women's 100 m hurdles | 2 | $84,250 |
| 371 | Hilal Yego | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | 2 | $84,000 |
| 372 | Payton Otterdahl | Men's shot put | 2 | $83,750 |
| 373 | Donavan Brazier | Men's 800 m | 2 | $83,500 |
| 374 | Georganne Moline | Women's 400 m hurdles | - | $83,500 |
| 375 | Janay Deloach | Women's long jump | 3 | $83,000 |
| 376 | Jimmy Vicaut | two disciplines | 1 | $83,000 |
| 377 | Mekonnen Gebremedhin | two disciplines | 1 | $83,000 |
| 378 | Yan Ziyi | Women's javelin throw | 5 | $82,500 |
| 379 | Lidya Chepkurui | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | 2 | $82,000 |
| 380 | Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone | two disciplines | 3 | $82,000 |
| 381 | Linden Hall | four disciplines | 1 | $81,750 |
| 382 | Lynsey Sharp | Women's 800 m | 1 | $81,500 |
| 383 | Thea LaFond | Women's triple jump | 1 | $81,500 |
| 384 | Gabby Thomas | two disciplines | 3 | $81,250 |
| 385 | Caleb Ndiku | four disciplines | 3 | $81,000 |
| 386 | Habiba Ghribi | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | 5 | $81,000 |
| 387 | Lashinda Demus | two disciplines | 4 | $81,000 |
| 388 | Christin Hussong | Women's javelin throw | 3 | $80,750 |
| 389 | CJ Allen | two disciplines | 1 | $80,750 |
| 390 | Cassandra Tate | Women's 400 m hurdles | 2 | $80,500 |
| 391 | Jeneba Tarmoh | two disciplines | 2 | $80,500 |
| 392 | Danniel Thomas-Dodd | Women's shot put | - | $80,000 |
| 393 | Dawit Seyaum | two disciplines | 4 | $80,000 |
| 394 | Daniel Roberts | Men's 110 m hurdles | 3 | $79,750 |
| 395 | Lolo Jones | Women's 100 m hurdles | 3 | $79,500 |
| 396 | Virgilijus Alekna | Men's discus throw | 2 | $79,500 |
| 397 | Benjamin Compaoré | Men's triple jump | 3 | $79,000 |
| 398 | Jehue Gordon | Men's 400 m hurdles | 2 | $79,000 |
| 399 | Shawn Barber | Men's pole vault | - | $79,000 |
| 400 | Mirela Demireva | Women's high jump | 1 | $78,875 |
| 401 | Devynne Charlton | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $78,750 |
| 402 | Raphael Holzdeppe | Men's pole vault | 1 | $78,500 |
| 403 | Ferdinand Omanyala | Men's 100 m | 2 | $78,250 |
| 404 | Sada Williams | Women's 400 m | - | $78,250 |
| 405 | EJ Obiena | Men's pole vault | 1 | $78,125 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Caleb Ndiku is 385th of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $81,000.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Caleb Ndiku most
Herculis 2015 paid $10,000 for 1st in the 3000 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Yenew Alamirew, Isiah Kiplangat Koech, Edwin Soi, Garrett Heath, Ben Blankenship and Ali Kaya.
Prefontaine Classic 2014 paid $10,000 for 1st in the 5000 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Yenew Alamirew, Edwin Soi, Albert Rop, Isiah Kiplangat Koech, John Kipkoech and Hagos Gebrhiwet.
Weltklasse Zürich 2014 paid $10,000 for 1st in the 5000 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Muktar Edris, Galen Rupp, Thomas Pkemei Longosiwa, Hayle Ibrahimov, Lawi Lalang and Augustine Kiprono Choge.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Caleb Ndiku won?
$81,000, which ranks 385th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from 19 paid finishes between 2011 and 2017.
What is Caleb Ndiku's biggest Diamond League payday?
$10,000, for finishing 1st in the 3000 m at the 2015 Herculis. 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 Caleb Ndiku 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 5000 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 Caleb Ndiku won?
Three of 19, worth $30,000 between them. He has not been paid at a Diamond League final.
Is this everything Caleb Ndiku 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 Caleb Ndiku is Gabby Thomas on $81,250, and one below Habiba Ghribi on $81,000. Caleb Ndiku 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 5000 m prize money, men's 3000 m prize money, men's mile prize money and men's 1500 m prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Caleb Ndiku has been paid in four 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 Doha Diamond League has its own page across every edition of it.