Cian McPhillips prize money
Cian McPhillips has been paid $1,500 by the Diamond League, which ranks 2942nd of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from one paid finish in the men's 800 m, and it was 7th.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| London Athletics Meet 2026 | 800 m | 7th | $1,500 |
The one paid figure add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $1,500 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 Cian McPhillips did in Tokyo, 2025
| EVENT | PLACE | MARK | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 800 metres | 4th | 1:42.15 | $16,000 |
The 2025 World Championships paid Cian McPhillips $16,000 for one finish in Tokyo, against $1,500 from one Diamond League start in 2026. Nine days there paid him more than any whole Diamond League season has. The championships page holds all 49 events and the $8,498,000 they paid out.
Around Cian McPhillips on the money list
Ranks 2922 to 2962
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2922 | Anna Jelmini | Women's discus throw | - | $1,500 |
| 2923 | Anna Söderberg | Women's discus throw | - | $1,500 |
| 2924 | Anthony Famiglietti | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $1,500 |
| 2925 | Ariana Ince | Women's javelin throw | - | $1,500 |
| 2926 | Ashanti Moore | Women's 200 m | - | $1,500 |
| 2927 | Assinie Wilson | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $1,500 |
| 2928 | Audrey Alloh | Women's 100 m | - | $1,500 |
| 2929 | Axelle Dauwens | Women's 400 m hurdles | - | $1,500 |
| 2930 | Bashir Abdi | Men's 5000 m | - | $1,500 |
| 2931 | Bianca Denisa Răzor | Women's 400 m | - | $1,500 |
| 2932 | Billy Nelson | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $1,500 |
| 2933 | Birhan Nebebew | Men's 5000 m | - | $1,500 |
| 2934 | Braxton Brann | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $1,500 |
| 2935 | Carson Williams | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $1,500 |
| 2936 | Carsten Schlangen | Men's 1500 m | - | $1,500 |
| 2937 | Celriece Law | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $1,500 |
| 2938 | Chelsea Sodaro | Women's 3000 m | - | $1,500 |
| 2939 | Chris Thompson | Men's 5000 m | - | $1,500 |
| 2940 | Chrisann Gordon-Powell | Women's 400 m | - | $1,500 |
| 2941 | Christine Spence | Women's 400 m hurdles | - | $1,500 |
| 2942 | Cian McPhillips | Men's 800 m | - | $1,500 |
| 2943 | Claudio Romero | Men's discus throw | - | $1,500 |
| 2944 | Corey White | Men's javelin throw | - | $1,500 |
| 2945 | Cornelia Ioana Deiac | Women's long jump | - | $1,500 |
| 2946 | Cristina Casandra | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $1,500 |
| 2947 | Damien Birkinhead | Men's shot put | - | $1,500 |
| 2948 | Daniela Ledecká | Women's 400 m hurdles | - | $1,500 |
| 2949 | Dany Brand | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $1,500 |
| 2950 | David Barroso | Men's 800 m | - | $1,500 |
| 2951 | Delano Williams | Men's 400 m | - | $1,500 |
| 2952 | Dimitrios Tsiamis | Men's triple jump | - | $1,500 |
| 2953 | Diomar de Souza | Men's 800 m | - | $1,500 |
| 2954 | Dmitriy Sorokin | Men's triple jump | - | $1,500 |
| 2955 | Dominic Berger | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $1,500 |
| 2956 | Dorian Scott | Men's shot put | - | $1,500 |
| 2957 | Drew Hunter | Men's 3000 m | - | $1,500 |
| 2958 | Dwain Chambers | Men's 100 m | - | $1,500 |
| 2959 | Dzmitry Nabokau | Men's high jump | - | $1,500 |
| 2960 | Eddie Lovett | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $1,500 |
| 2961 | Edward Zakayo Pingua | Men's 5000 m | - | $1,500 |
| 2962 | Erwan Konaté | Men's long jump | - | $1,500 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Cian McPhillips is 2942nd of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $1,500.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Cian McPhillips most
London Athletics Meet 2026 paid $1,500 for 7th in the 800 m, one of ten in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Tobias Grønstad, Bryce Hoppel, Brandon Miller, Mark English, Max Burgin and Emmanuel Wanyonyi.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Cian McPhillips won?
$1,500, which ranks 2942nd of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from one paid finish in 2026.
What is Cian McPhillips's biggest Diamond League payday?
$1,500, for finishing 7th in the 800 m at the 2026 London Athletics Meet. The Diamond League pays by place rather than by performance, so that figure is what the card in force that season paid for 7th and would have paid anybody who finished there.
How does the Diamond League decide what Cian McPhillips 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 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 much did Cian McPhillips win at the 2025 World Championships?
$16,000, from one paid final in Tokyo. The championships pay eight places in every event, $70,000 for a title down to $5,000 for 8th.
Is this everything Cian McPhillips earns from athletics?
No. This is the Diamond League, which is one series of 224 meetings. The World Championships money above is separate money from a separate payer, and none of it is added together here. It holds 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 Cian McPhillips is Christine Spence on $1,500, and one below Claudio Romero on $1,500. Cian McPhillips is one of 25 Ireland athletes athletics has paid, and Ireland athletics prize money adds them up to $372,000 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 Cian McPhillips 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 London Athletics Meet 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 800 metres page.