Geoffrey Kipkoech Rono prize money
Geoffrey Kipkoech Rono has been paid $7,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 1791st of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from four paid finishes in the men's 1500 m and men's mile, the best of them 5th.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai Golden Grand Prix 2011 | 1500 m | 8th | $1,000 |
| Shanghai Diamond League 2010 | 1500 m | 5th | $2,500 |
| British Grand Prix 2010 | 1500 m | 6th | $2,000 |
| Bislett Games 2010 | Mile | 7th | $1,500 |
| All four | two disciplines | - | $7,000 |
The four paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $7,000 is four 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.
Discipline by discipline
What each event has paid Geoffrey Kipkoech Rono
| DISCIPLINE | STARTS | WINS | YEARS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 1500 m | 3 | - | 2010 to 2011 | $5,500 |
| Men's mile | 1 | - | 2010 | $1,500 |
The men's 1500 m has paid Geoffrey Kipkoech Rono $5,500 of the $7,000, which is 79% of everything the series has given him.
Season by season
2010 to 2011, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3 | - | Shanghai Diamond League | $6,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | - | Shanghai Golden Grand Prix | $1,000 |
season running total
2010 is the biggest of them, $6,000 from three starts. Every season from 2010 to 2011 paid him something. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $7,000.
Around Geoffrey Kipkoech Rono on the money list
Ranks 1771 to 1811
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1771 | Vernon Turner | Men's high jump | - | $7,500 |
| 1772 | Victoria Ohuruogu | Women's 400 m | - | $7,500 |
| 1773 | Zahra Bani | Women's javelin throw | - | $7,500 |
| 1774 | Boglárka Takács | two disciplines | - | $7,250 |
| 1775 | Charity Hufnagel | Women's high jump | - | $7,250 |
| 1776 | Emmanuel Bamidele | Men's 400 m | - | $7,250 |
| 1777 | Julien Watrin | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $7,250 |
| 1778 | Margot Chevrier | Women's pole vault | - | $7,250 |
| 1779 | Mario García | two disciplines | - | $7,250 |
| 1780 | Nick Smidt | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $7,250 |
| 1781 | Ryan Zeze | Men's 200 m | - | $7,250 |
| 1782 | Águeda Marqués | two disciplines | - | $7,000 |
| 1783 | Andreas Bube | Men's 800 m | - | $7,000 |
| 1784 | Anna Hall | three disciplines | - | $7,000 |
| 1785 | Blessing Ufodiama | Women's triple jump | - | $7,000 |
| 1786 | Carolin Dietrich | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $7,000 |
| 1787 | Claudia Salman | Women's long jump | - | $7,000 |
| 1788 | Dai Qianqian | Women's javelin throw | - | $7,000 |
| 1789 | Davita Prendergast | Women's 400 m | - | $7,000 |
| 1790 | Genet Yalew | Women's 5000 m | - | $7,000 |
| 1791 | Geoffrey Kipkoech Rono | two disciplines | - | $7,000 |
| 1792 | Gerson Baldé | Men's long jump | - | $7,000 |
| 1793 | JJ Jegede | Men's long jump | - | $7,000 |
| 1794 | Jose Reynaldo Bencosme de Leon | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $7,000 |
| 1795 | Katja Demut | Women's triple jump | - | $7,000 |
| 1796 | Kemar Mowatt | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $7,000 |
| 1797 | Ky Robinson | two disciplines | - | $7,000 |
| 1798 | Lisa Urech | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $7,000 |
| 1799 | Lydia Jele | Women's 400 m | - | $7,000 |
| 1800 | Marie-Julie Bonnin | Women's pole vault | - | $7,000 |
| 1801 | Mathew Kipkoech Kisorio | Men's 5000 m | - | $7,000 |
| 1802 | Melanie Bauschke | Women's long jump | - | $7,000 |
| 1803 | Michael Bultheel | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $7,000 |
| 1804 | Michael Kipyego | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $7,000 |
| 1805 | Minke Bisschops | two disciplines | - | $7,000 |
| 1806 | Moa Hjelmer | three disciplines | - | $7,000 |
| 1807 | Murali Sreeshankar | Men's long jump | - | $7,000 |
| 1808 | Natalia Linares | Women's long jump | - | $7,000 |
| 1809 | Omoghan Osaghae | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $7,000 |
| 1810 | Paul Hession | Men's 200 m | - | $7,000 |
| 1811 | Petr Svoboda | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $7,000 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Geoffrey Kipkoech Rono is 1791st of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $7,000.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Geoffrey Kipkoech Rono most
Shanghai Diamond League 2010 paid $2,500 for 5th in the 1500 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Suleiman Kipses Simotwo, Nixon Kiplimo Chepseba, Haron Keitany, Augustine Kiprono Choge, Asbel Kiprop and Mekonnen Gebremedhin.
British Grand Prix 2010 paid $2,000 for 6th in the 1500 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Thomas Lancashire, Peter van der Westhuizen, Asbel Kiprop, Augustine Kiprono Choge, Leonel Manzano and Mekonnen Gebremedhin.
Bislett Games 2010 paid $1,500 for 7th in the mile, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Peter van der Westhuizen, Asbel Kiprop, Mekonnen Gebremedhin, Gideon Gathimba, Ilham Tanui Özbilen and Boaz Kiplagat Lalang.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Geoffrey Kipkoech Rono won?
$7,000, which ranks 1791st of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from four paid finishes between 2010 and 2011.
What is Geoffrey Kipkoech Rono's biggest Diamond League payday?
$2,500, for finishing 5th in the 1500 m at the 2010 Shanghai 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 5th and would have paid anybody who finished there.
How does the Diamond League decide what Geoffrey Kipkoech Rono 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.
Is this everything Geoffrey Kipkoech Rono 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 Geoffrey Kipkoech Rono is Genet Yalew on $7,000, and one below Gerson Baldé on $7,000. Geoffrey Kipkoech Rono 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 Geoffrey Kipkoech Rono 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 Shanghai Golden Grand Prix has its own page across every edition of it.