Gilbert Kirui prize money
Gilbert Kirui has been paid $25,500 by the Diamond League, which ranks 988th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from eight paid finishes in the men's 3000 m steeplechase, the best of them 2nd.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ExxonMobil Bislett Games 2014 | 3000 m steeplechase | 5th | $2,500 |
| Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix 2014 | 3000 m steeplechase | 6th | $2,000 |
| Sainsburys Anniversary Games 2013 | 3000 m steeplechase | 2nd | $6,000 |
| DN Galan 2013 | 3000 m steeplechase | 2nd | $6,000 |
| Golden Grand Prix 2013 | 3000 m steeplechase | 5th | $2,500 |
| Bislett Games 2013 | 3000 m steeplechase | 5th | $2,500 |
| Weltklasse 2013 | 3000 m steeplechase | 5th | $2,500 |
| Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix 2012 | 3000 m steeplechase | 7th | $1,500 |
| All eight | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $25,500 |
The eight paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $25,500 is eight separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.02% of the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Season by season
2012 to 2014, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1 | - | Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix | $1,500 |
| 2013 | 5 | - | Sainsburys Anniversary Games | $19,500 |
| 2014 | 2 | - | ExxonMobil Bislett Games | $4,500 |
season running total
2013 is the biggest of them, $19,500 from five starts. Every season from 2012 to 2014 paid him something. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $25,500.
Around Gilbert Kirui on the money list
Ranks 968 to 1008
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 968 | Mohamed Abdilaahi | two disciplines | 1 | $26,500 |
| 969 | Aleksey Dmitrik | Men's high jump | 1 | $26,333 |
| 970 | Ackelia Smith | two disciplines | - | $26,250 |
| 971 | Alexis Holmes | Women's 400 m | - | $26,250 |
| 972 | Roger Steen | Men's shot put | - | $26,250 |
| 973 | Thomas Carmoy | Men's high jump | - | $26,125 |
| 974 | Aaliyah Butler | Women's 400 m | - | $26,000 |
| 975 | André Olivier | Men's 800 m | - | $26,000 |
| 976 | Anyika Onuora | three disciplines | - | $26,000 |
| 977 | Cornelius Kemboi | two disciplines | - | $26,000 |
| 978 | Gladys Jerotich Kipkemoi | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | 1 | $26,000 |
| 979 | Jeffery Gibson | Men's 400 m hurdles | 1 | $26,000 |
| 980 | Sosthene Moguenara-Taroum | Women's long jump | - | $26,000 |
| 981 | Troy Doris | Men's triple jump | - | $26,000 |
| 982 | Calvin Smith | two disciplines | 1 | $25,750 |
| 983 | Liemarvin Bonevacia | Men's 400 m | - | $25,750 |
| 984 | Lurdes Gloria Manuel | Women's 400 m | - | $25,750 |
| 985 | Norbert Kobielski | Men's high jump | - | $25,750 |
| 986 | Thibaut Collet | Men's pole vault | - | $25,542 |
| 987 | Desirèe Henry | two disciplines | - | $25,500 |
| 988 | Gilbert Kirui | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $25,500 |
| 989 | Lilian Odira | Women's 800 m | 1 | $25,500 |
| 990 | Mélanie Melfort | Women's high jump | - | $25,500 |
| 991 | Omar Cisneros | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $25,500 |
| 992 | Richard Kipkemboi Mateelong | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $25,500 |
| 993 | Ronald Musagala | three disciplines | 1 | $25,500 |
| 994 | Siham Hilali | three disciplines | - | $25,500 |
| 995 | Patryk Dobek | two disciplines | - | $25,250 |
| 996 | Steven Lewis | Men's pole vault | - | $25,250 |
| 997 | Derek Miles | Men's pole vault | - | $25,083 |
| 998 | Andrew Riley | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $25,000 |
| 999 | Asier Martínez | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $25,000 |
| 1000 | Dimitrios Chondrokoukis | Men's high jump | 2 | $25,000 |
| 1001 | Keturah Orji | Women's triple jump | - | $25,000 |
| 1002 | Luxolo Adams | Men's 200 m | 1 | $25,000 |
| 1003 | Melissa Bishop-Nriagu | Women's 800 m | - | $25,000 |
| 1004 | Nick Symmonds | Men's 800 m | - | $25,000 |
| 1005 | Ryan Brathwaite | Men's 110 m hurdles | 1 | $25,000 |
| 1006 | Samyr Laine | Men's triple jump | - | $25,000 |
| 1007 | Trell Kimmons | two disciplines | - | $25,000 |
| 1008 | Chukwuebuka Enekwechi | Men's shot put | - | $24,750 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Gilbert Kirui is 988th of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $25,500.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Gilbert Kirui most
Sainsburys Anniversary Games 2013 paid $6,000 for 2nd in the 3000 m steeplechase, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Jairus Kipchoge Birech, Clement Kimutai Kemboi, Matthew Hughes, De'Sean Turner, Andrew Poore and Chris Winter.
DN Galan 2013 paid $6,000 for 2nd in the 3000 m steeplechase, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Conseslus Kipruto, Paul Kipsiele Koech, Jairus Kipchoge Birech, John Kibet Koech, Daniel Huling and Matthew Hughes.
ExxonMobil Bislett Games 2014 paid $2,500 for 5th in the 3000 m steeplechase, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Brahim Taleb, Daniel Huling, Bernard Nganga, Jairus Kipchoge Birech, Evan Jager and Hilal Yego.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Gilbert Kirui won?
$25,500, which ranks 988th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from eight paid finishes between 2012 and 2014.
What is Gilbert Kirui's biggest Diamond League payday?
$6,000, for finishing 2nd in the 3000 m steeplechase at the 2013 Sainsburys Anniversary Games. The Diamond League pays by place rather than by performance, so that figure is what the card in force that season paid for 2nd and would have paid anybody who finished there.
How does the Diamond League decide what Gilbert Kirui 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 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.
Is this everything Gilbert Kirui 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 Gilbert Kirui is Desirèe Henry on $25,500, and one below Lilian Odira on $25,500. Gilbert Kirui 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 3000 m steeplechase prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Gilbert Kirui 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 ExxonMobil Bislett Games has its own page across every edition of it.