Cynthia Chepkirui prize money
Cynthia Chepkirui has been paid $1,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 1816th of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid. It came from one paid finish in the women's 5000 m, and it was 8th.
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 she finished, and what the card paid for it
| MEETING | DISCIPLINE | PLACE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doha Diamond League 2026 | 5000 m | 8th | $1,000 |
The one paid figure add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $1,000 is one separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.00% of the $53,753,250 the 104 meetings on this site paid out between them.
The World Cross Country Championships
What Cynthia Chepkirui ran on the grass
| RACE | PLACE | MARK | EARNED | TEAM PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U20 women's race | 4th | 19:22 | — | — |
Cynthia Chepkirui has run one race here and was paid nothing in her own name. Only the first six across the line are, $30,000 for the win down to $3,000 for 6th, and there is no appearance money underneath it. The cross country page holds all 10 races across two championships and the $620,000 they paid out.
Around Cynthia Chepkirui on the money list
Ranks 1796 to 1836
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1796 | Archie Davis | two disciplines | — | $1,000 |
| 1797 | Aster Areri | Women's 1500 m | — | $1,000 |
| 1798 | Ayla Hallberg Hossain | Women's long jump | — | $1,000 |
| 1799 | Bakhita John Moresio | Women's 400 m | — | $1,000 |
| 1800 | Bassem Hemeida | Men's 400 m hurdles | — | $1,000 |
| 1801 | Ben Bassaw | Men's 200 m | — | $1,000 |
| 1802 | Ben Jefferies | Men's 400 m | — | $1,000 |
| 1803 | Benjamin Lobo Vedel | Men's 400 m | — | $1,000 |
| 1804 | Beyenu Degefa | Women's 3000 m | — | $1,000 |
| 1805 | Bob Bertemes | Men's shot put | — | $1,000 |
| 1806 | Bradley Nkoana | Men's 100 m | — | $1,000 |
| 1807 | Brigitte Ntiamoah | Women's 200 m | — | $1,000 |
| 1808 | Cameron Burrell | Men's 100 m | — | $1,000 |
| 1809 | Cassandre Beaugrand | Women's 3000 m | — | $1,000 |
| 1810 | Catalin Tecuceanu | Men's 800 m | — | $1,000 |
| 1811 | Cathal Doyle | Men's 1500 m | — | $1,000 |
| 1812 | Cátia Azevedo | Women's 400 m | — | $1,000 |
| 1813 | Charlotte Henrich | Women's 400 m | — | $1,000 |
| 1814 | Clara Liberman | two disciplines | — | $1,000 |
| 1815 | Cooper Teare | two disciplines | — | $1,000 |
| 1816 | Cynthia Chepkirui | Women's 5000 m | — | $1,000 |
| 1817 | Dana Noor Salem | Women's 100 m | — | $1,000 |
| 1818 | Dawn Harper-Nelson | Women's 100 m hurdles | — | $1,000 |
| 1819 | Dylan Borlée | Men's 400 m | — | $1,000 |
| 1820 | Eduardo Santos Rodrigues | Men's 110 m hurdles | — | $1,000 |
| 1821 | Eileen Demes | Women's 400 m hurdles | — | $1,000 |
| 1822 | Elias Ngeny | Men's 800 m | — | $1,000 |
| 1823 | Elijah Hall | Men's 100 m | — | $1,000 |
| 1824 | Elisa Valensin | Women's 200 m | — | $1,000 |
| 1825 | Éloyse Lesueur-Aymonin | Women's long jump | — | $1,000 |
| 1826 | Emily Newnham | Women's 400 m hurdles | — | $1,000 |
| 1827 | Emma Beiter Bomme | Women's 100 m hurdles | — | $1,000 |
| 1828 | Emma Montoya | Women's 400 m | — | $1,000 |
| 1829 | Eveliina Määttänen | Women's 800 m | — | $1,000 |
| 1830 | Evonne Britton | Women's 100 m hurdles | — | $1,000 |
| 1831 | Felise Vaha'i Sosaia | Men's javelin throw | — | $1,000 |
| 1832 | Feng Zhiqiang | Men's 400 m hurdles | — | $1,000 |
| 1833 | Fernanda Martins | Women's discus throw | — | $1,000 |
| 1834 | Floriane Gnafoua | Women's 100 m | — | $1,000 |
| 1835 | Fouad Messaoudi | Men's 1500 m | — | $1,000 |
| 1836 | Francesco Pernici | Men's 800 m | — | $1,000 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Cynthia Chepkirui is 1816th of the 2,112 athletes the 104 meetings on this site paid, on $1,000.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Cynthia Chepkirui most
Doha Diamond League 2026 paid $1,000 for 8th in the 5000 m, one of sixteen in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Aynadis Mebratu, Yenawa Nbret, Fantaye Belayneh, Wubrist Aschal, Medina Eisa and Likina Amebaw.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Cynthia Chepkirui won?
$1,000, which ranks 1816th of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid across the 104 meetings on this site. It came from one paid finish in 2026.
What is Cynthia Chepkirui's biggest Diamond League payday?
$1,000, for finishing 8th in the Diamond+ 5000 m at the 2026 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 8th and would have paid anybody who finished there.
How does the Diamond League decide what Cynthia Chepkirui gets paid?
Entirely by where she 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 women'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.
Is this everything Cynthia Chepkirui earns from athletics?
No. This is the Diamond League, which is one series of 104 meetings. The World Cross Country 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 her, 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 Cynthia Chepkirui is Cooper Teare on $1,000, and one below Dana Noor Salem on $1,000. Cynthia Chepkirui 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 women's 5000 m prize money. The series has paid out in 20 women's disciplines and Cynthia Chepkirui has been paid in one of them. The biggest of the rest are women's 100 m, women's 100 m hurdles and women's 800 m. Every meeting she 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. Cross country prize money is the Belgrade 2024 and Tallahassee 2026 championships, $620,000 put up across 10 races, half of it a runner's and half of it a federation's, and the races are on the pages.