Gemechu Godana prize money
Gemechu Godana has been paid $46,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 668th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from three paid finishes in the men's 3000 m steeplechase, two 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AG Memorial Van Damme 2026 | 3000 m steeplechase | 1st | $30,000 |
| Kamila Skolimowska Memorial 2026 | 3000 m steeplechase | 1st | $10,000 |
| Meeting de Paris 2026 | 3000 m steeplechase | 2nd | $6,000 |
| All three | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $46,000 |
The three paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $46,000 is three separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.04% of the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Around Gemechu Godana on the money list
Ranks 648 to 688
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 648 | Aleia Hobbs | Women's 100 m | 2 | $47,750 |
| 649 | Amel Tuka | Men's 800 m | 1 | $47,750 |
| 650 | Līna Mūze | Women's javelin throw | - | $47,250 |
| 651 | Matteo Sioli | Men's high jump | 2 | $47,250 |
| 652 | Werkuha Getachew | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | 2 | $47,250 |
| 653 | Davisleydi Velazco | Women's triple jump | 2 | $47,000 |
| 654 | Laulauga Tausaga | Women's discus throw | - | $47,000 |
| 655 | Laura Weightman | four disciplines | - | $47,000 |
| 656 | Xie Wenjun | Men's 110 m hurdles | 1 | $47,000 |
| 657 | Agnes Jebet Ngetich | two disciplines | 2 | $46,750 |
| 658 | Nikki Hiltz | two disciplines | 2 | $46,750 |
| 659 | Winnie Nanyondo | four disciplines | - | $46,750 |
| 660 | Menno Vloon | Men's pole vault | - | $46,667 |
| 661 | Elizabeth Gleadle | Women's javelin throw | 1 | $46,500 |
| 662 | Kristi Castlin | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $46,500 |
| 663 | Shelby Houlihan | four disciplines | 2 | $46,500 |
| 664 | Michael Mason | Men's high jump | 1 | $46,375 |
| 665 | Derek Drouin | Men's high jump | - | $46,333 |
| 666 | Axumawit Embaye | four disciplines | - | $46,250 |
| 667 | Abel Kipsang | three disciplines | 2 | $46,000 |
| 668 | Gemechu Godana | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | 2 | $46,000 |
| 669 | Rasheed Dwyer | Men's 200 m | - | $46,000 |
| 670 | Ciara Mageean | two disciplines | 1 | $45,750 |
| 671 | Mariya Ryemyen | two disciplines | 2 | $45,500 |
| 672 | Yemisi Mabry | Women's shot put | - | $45,250 |
| 673 | Alfred Kirwa Yego | Men's 800 m | 1 | $45,000 |
| 674 | Angelica Bengtsson | Women's pole vault | 1 | $45,000 |
| 675 | Trevor Bassitt | two disciplines | - | $45,000 |
| 676 | Konrad Bukowiecki | Men's shot put | 1 | $44,750 |
| 677 | Max Burgin | Men's 800 m | 1 | $44,750 |
| 678 | Xie Zhenye | two disciplines | - | $44,750 |
| 679 | Alaysha Johnson | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $44,500 |
| 680 | Jessica Beard | Women's 400 m | - | $44,500 |
| 681 | Tomáš Staněk | Men's shot put | - | $44,500 |
| 682 | Patrizia Van der Weken | Women's 100 m | 1 | $44,250 |
| 683 | Álex Quiñónez | Men's 200 m | - | $44,000 |
| 684 | Ginnie Crawford | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $44,000 |
| 685 | Jasmine Moore | two disciplines | 1 | $44,000 |
| 686 | Reynier Mena | Men's 200 m | 2 | $44,000 |
| 687 | Anna Rogowska | Women's pole vault | 1 | $43,500 |
| 688 | Bernard Lagat | three disciplines | - | $43,500 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Gemechu Godana is 668th of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $46,000.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Gemechu Godana most
AG Memorial Van Damme 2026 paid $30,000 for 1st in the 3000 m steeplechase, one of eleven in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Soufiane El Bakkali, Simon Koech, Ruben Querinjean, Daniel Arce, Edmund Serem and Samuel Firewu.
Kamila Skolimowska Memorial 2026 paid $10,000 for 1st in the 3000 m steeplechase, one of 17 in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Soufiane El Bakkali, Salaheddine Ben Yazide, Ruben Querinjean, Samuel Firewu, Edmund Serem and Karl Bebendorf.
Meeting de Paris 2026 paid $6,000 for 2nd in the 3000 m steeplechase, one of 19 in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Edmund Serem, Samuel Firewu, Ryuji Miura, Matthew Wilkinson, Abrham Sime and Nicolas-Marie Daru.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Gemechu Godana won?
$46,000, which ranks 668th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from three paid finishes in 2026.
What is Gemechu Godana's biggest Diamond League payday?
$30,000, for finishing 1st in the 3000 m steeplechase at the 2026 AG Memorial Van Damme. That is a final, which is why it is the biggest: the final pays two to five times what the same place is worth at a series meeting.
How does the Diamond League decide what Gemechu Godana 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 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.
How many Diamond League meetings has Gemechu Godana won?
Two of three, worth $40,000 between them. One of his appearance came at a final, which paid $30,000.
Is this everything Gemechu Godana 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 Gemechu Godana is Abel Kipsang on $46,000, and one below Rasheed Dwyer on $46,000. Gemechu Godana is one of 147 Ethiopia athletes athletics has paid, and Ethiopia athletics prize money adds them up to $5,789,000 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 Gemechu Godana 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 AG Memorial Van Damme has its own page across every edition of it.