Festus Lagat prize money
Festus Lagat has been paid $6,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 1901st of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from two paid finishes in the men's 1500 m and men's mile, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bislett Games 2026 | Mile | 6th | $2,000 |
| Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat 2026 | 1500 m | 13th | - |
| Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat 2025 | 1500 m | 3rd | $4,000 |
| Prefontaine Classic 2025 | Mile | 11th | - |
| Kamila Skolimowska Memorial 2025 | 1500 m | 10th | - |
| All five | two disciplines | - | $6,000 |
The two paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $6,000 is two 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. Three of the five starts paid nothing, because the series pays eight deep and the fields run past twenty.
Discipline by discipline
What each event has paid Festus Lagat
| DISCIPLINE | STARTS | WINS | YEARS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 1500 m | 3 | - | 2025 to 2026 | $4,000 |
| Men's mile | 2 | - | 2025 to 2026 | $2,000 |
The men's 1500 m has paid Festus Lagat $4,000 of the $6,000, which is 67% of everything the series has given him.
Season by season
2025 to 2026, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | - | Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat | $4,000 |
| 2026 | 2 | - | Bislett Games | $2,000 |
season running total
2025 is the biggest of them, $4,000 from three starts. Every season from 2025 to 2026 paid him something. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $6,000.
Around Festus Lagat on the money list
Ranks 1881 to 1921
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1881 | Rosefline Chepngetich | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $6,250 |
| 1882 | Abera Kuma | Men's 5000 m | - | $6,000 |
| 1883 | Abigail Irozuru | Women's long jump | - | $6,000 |
| 1884 | Alida van Daalen | Women's discus throw | - | $6,000 |
| 1885 | Amanda Moll | Women's pole vault | - | $6,000 |
| 1886 | Amy-Eloise Markovc | two disciplines | - | $6,000 |
| 1887 | Anastasia Le-Roy | Women's 400 m | - | $6,000 |
| 1888 | Axel Chapelle | Men's pole vault | - | $6,000 |
| 1889 | Axel Härstedt | Men's discus throw | - | $6,000 |
| 1890 | Azmera Gebru | two disciplines | - | $6,000 |
| 1891 | Beate Schrott | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $6,000 |
| 1892 | Benson Seurei | two disciplines | - | $6,000 |
| 1893 | Beverly Ramos | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $6,000 |
| 1894 | Calesio Newman | two disciplines | - | $6,000 |
| 1895 | Carlo Paech | Men's pole vault | - | $6,000 |
| 1896 | Charles Grethen | two disciplines | - | $6,000 |
| 1897 | Chituru Ali | Men's 100 m | - | $6,000 |
| 1898 | Christian Malcolm | Men's 200 m | - | $6,000 |
| 1899 | Dalia Kaddari | Women's 200 m | - | $6,000 |
| 1900 | Elena Mirela Lavric | Women's 800 m | - | $6,000 |
| 1901 | Festus Lagat | two disciplines | - | $6,000 |
| 1902 | Geisa Aparecida Coutinho | Women's 400 m | - | $6,000 |
| 1903 | Germán Chiaraviglio | Men's pole vault | - | $6,000 |
| 1904 | Getaneh Molla | Men's 5000 m | - | $6,000 |
| 1905 | Hillary Ngetich | Men's 1500 m | - | $6,000 |
| 1906 | Innes FitzGerald | two disciplines | - | $6,000 |
| 1907 | Janeth Chepngetich | two disciplines | - | $6,000 |
| 1908 | Jarret Eaton | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $6,000 |
| 1909 | Juan Luis Barrios | Men's 5000 m | - | $6,000 |
| 1910 | Kimani Jack | Men's high jump | - | $6,000 |
| 1911 | Kimberly Hyacinthe | two disciplines | - | $6,000 |
| 1912 | Lachlan Renshaw | Men's 800 m | - | $6,000 |
| 1913 | Lassi Etelätalo | Men's javelin throw | - | $6,000 |
| 1914 | Laura Galván | two disciplines | - | $6,000 |
| 1915 | Lavanya Williams | Women's 100 m | - | $6,000 |
| 1916 | Luis Castro | Men's high jump | - | $6,000 |
| 1917 | Marcelina Witek-Konofał | Women's javelin throw | - | $6,000 |
| 1918 | Mariem Alaoui Selsouli | Women's 1500 m | - | $6,000 |
| 1919 | Mekdes Bekele | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $6,000 |
| 1920 | Melker Svärd Jacobsson | Men's pole vault | - | $6,000 |
| 1921 | Muriel Hurtis | Women's 400 m | - | $6,000 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Festus Lagat is 1901st of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $6,000.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Festus Lagat most
Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat 2025 paid $4,000 for 3rd in the 1500 m, one of 17 in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Azeddine Habz, Anass Essayi, Vincent Ciattei, Ruben Verheyden, Cathal Doyle and Vincent Kibet Keter.
Bislett Games 2026 paid $2,000 for 6th in the mile, one of thirteen in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Azeddine Habz, Andrew Coscoran, Reynold Cheruiyot, Robert Farken, Samuel Pihlström and Isaac Nader.
Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat 2026 paid $0 for 13th in the 1500 m, one of fifteen in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Elliot Giles, Yared Nuguse, Isaac Nader, Azeddine Habz, Vincent Ciattei and Tshepo Tshite.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Festus Lagat won?
$6,000, which ranks 1901st of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from two paid finishes between 2025 and 2026.
What is Festus Lagat's biggest Diamond League payday?
$4,000, for finishing 3rd in the 1500 m at the 2025 Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat. 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 Festus Lagat 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 1500 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.
Has Festus Lagat ever raced a Diamond League meeting for nothing?
Three times. The series pays the first eight and the fields run past twenty, so a ninth place is a Diamond League start that paid nothing at all. Those starts are in the result tables on this site either way.
Is this everything Festus Lagat 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 Festus Lagat is Elena Mirela Lavric on $6,000, and one below Geisa Aparecida Coutinho on $6,000. Festus Lagat 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 1500 m prize money and men's mile prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Festus Lagat has been paid in two 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 Bislett Games has its own page across every edition of it.