Gudaf Tsegay prize money
Gudaf Tsegay has been paid $206,500 by the Diamond League, which ranks 97th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from 37 paid finishes in the women's 1500 m, women's 5000 m and women's mile, seven 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 she finished, and what the card paid for it
The 37 paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $206,500 is 37 separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.2% of the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out between them. One of the 38 starts paid nothing, because the series pays eight deep and the fields run past twenty.
The World Championships
What Gudaf Tsegay did in Tokyo, 2025
| EVENT | PLACE | MARK | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 10,000 metres | 3rd | 30:39.65 | $22,000 |
| Women's 5000 metres | 5th | 14:57.82 | $11,000 |
The 2025 World Championships paid Gudaf Tsegay $33,000 for two finishes in Tokyo, against $206,500 from 38 Diamond League starts between 2014 and 2025. The championships page holds all 49 events and the $8,498,000 they paid out.
The World Indoor Championships
What Gudaf Tsegay did indoors
| EVENT | PLACE | MARK | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 1500 metres | 1st | 3:54.86 | $40,000 |
The World Indoor Championships have paid Gudaf Tsegay $40,000 for one finish in Nanjing 2025, against $206,500 from 38 Diamond League starts between 2014 and 2025. The indoor championships page holds all 53 finals across two editions and the $4,632,000 they paid out.
Discipline by discipline
What each event has paid Gudaf Tsegay
| DISCIPLINE | STARTS | WINS | YEARS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 1500 m | 25 | 4 | 2014 to 2025 | $117,500 |
| Women's 5000 m | 7 | 2 | 2018 to 2025 | $66,000 |
| Women's mile | 3 | 1 | 2018 to 2025 | $19,000 |
| Women's 800 m | 2 | - | 2016 to 2019 | $2,500 |
| Women's 3000 m | 1 | - | 2019 | $1,500 |
The women's 1500 m has paid Gudaf Tsegay $117,500 of the $206,500, which is 57% of everything the series has given her.
Season by season
2014 to 2025, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | - | Shanghai Golden Grand Prix | $1,500 |
| 2015 | 2 | - | British Athletics Grand Prix | $5,000 |
| 2016 | 4 | - | Prefontaine Classic | $11,500 |
| 2017 | 4 | - | AG Memorial Van Damme | $15,500 |
| 2018 | 7 | 1 | Bauhausgalan | $36,000 |
| 2019 | 7 | - | IAAF Diamond League Shanghai | $20,000 |
| 2020 | - | - | - | - |
| 2021 | - | - | - | - |
| 2022 | 4 | - | Prefontaine Classic | $20,000 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 | Prefontaine Classic | $50,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | Xiamen Diamond League | $10,000 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | Xiamen Diamond League | $37,000 |
season running total
2023 is the biggest of them, $50,000 from three starts. No Diamond League meeting paid Gudaf Tsegay in 2020 and 2021, so those columns stand at nothing. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $206,500.
Around Gudaf Tsegay on the money list
Ranks 77 to 117
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77 | Francine Niyonsaba | three disciplines | 14 | $238,000 |
| 78 | Hagos Gebrhiwet | two disciplines | 10 | $235,000 |
| 79 | Nijel Amos | Men's 800 m | 13 | $233,500 |
| 80 | Andre De Grasse | two disciplines | 11 | $233,000 |
| 81 | Reese Hoffa | Men's shot put | 14 | $226,500 |
| 82 | Fabiana Murer | Women's pole vault | 13 | $223,000 |
| 83 | Paul Kipsiele Koech | two disciplines | 9 | $222,500 |
| 84 | Dawn Harper-Nelson | Women's 100 m hurdles | 15 | $220,500 |
| 85 | Amantle Montsho | Women's 400 m | 12 | $219,500 |
| 86 | Masai Russell | Women's 100 m hurdles | 8 | $219,500 |
| 87 | Yomif Kejelcha | three disciplines | 11 | $217,500 |
| 88 | Letsile Tebogo | two disciplines | 10 | $213,250 |
| 89 | Ayanleh Souleiman | four disciplines | 8 | $212,000 |
| 90 | Hyvin Jepkemoi | two disciplines | 8 | $212,000 |
| 91 | LaShawn Merritt | two disciplines | 16 | $212,000 |
| 92 | Andy Díaz | Men's triple jump | 10 | $211,500 |
| 93 | Thomas Röhler | Men's javelin throw | 9 | $211,250 |
| 94 | Shamier Little | two disciplines | 4 | $211,000 |
| 95 | Brittney Reese | Women's long jump | 12 | $210,500 |
| 96 | Jairus Kipchoge Birech | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | 10 | $208,000 |
| 97 | Gudaf Tsegay | five disciplines | 7 | $206,500 |
| 98 | Silas Kiplagat | two disciplines | 11 | $205,000 |
| 99 | Genzebe Dibaba | five disciplines | 12 | $204,500 |
| 100 | Danielle Williams | Women's 100 m hurdles | 7 | $204,250 |
| 101 | Yarisley Silva | Women's pole vault | 7 | $203,333 |
| 102 | Justin Gatlin | two disciplines | 16 | $203,250 |
| 103 | Kimberly Williams | Women's triple jump | 1 | $203,250 |
| 104 | Kyron McMaster | two disciplines | 3 | $202,250 |
| 105 | Christina Schwanitz | Women's shot put | 10 | $202,000 |
| 106 | Tero Pitkämäki | Men's javelin throw | 10 | $202,000 |
| 107 | Haruka Kitaguchi | Women's javelin throw | 11 | $199,500 |
| 108 | Faith Cherotich | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | 8 | $198,000 |
| 109 | Nina Kennedy | Women's pole vault | 11 | $197,500 |
| 110 | Winfred Yavi | two disciplines | 8 | $197,500 |
| 111 | Ajeé Wilson | Women's 800 m | 6 | $197,250 |
| 112 | Sofia Assefa | two disciplines | 4 | $196,000 |
| 113 | Gianmarco Tamberi | Men's high jump | 6 | $195,958 |
| 114 | Stephenie Ann McPherson | two disciplines | 4 | $194,750 |
| 115 | Mercy Cherono | five disciplines | 9 | $194,500 |
| 116 | Gerd Kanter | Men's discus throw | 9 | $194,000 |
| 117 | Bohdan Bondarenko | Men's high jump | 12 | $193,583 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Gudaf Tsegay is 97th of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $206,500.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Gudaf Tsegay most
Prefontaine Classic 2023 paid $30,000 for 1st in the 5000 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Beatrice Chebet, Ejgayehu Taye, Lilian Kasait Rengeruk, Lemlem Hailu, Nozomi Tanaka and Alicia Monson.
Xiamen Diamond League 2025 paid $10,000 for 2nd in the 5000 m, one of sixteen in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Birke Haylom, Hirut Meshesha, Likina Amebaw, Asayech Ayichew, Aynadis Mebratu and Caroline Nyaga.
London Athletics Meet 2025 paid $10,000 for 1st in the mile, one of sixteen in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Jessica Hull, Sarah Healy, Sinclaire Johnson, Marta Zenoni, Agathe Guillemot and Revée Walcott-Nolan.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Gudaf Tsegay won?
$206,500, which ranks 97th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from 37 paid finishes between 2014 and 2025.
What is Gudaf Tsegay's biggest Diamond League payday?
$30,000, for finishing 1st in the 5000 m at the 2023 Prefontaine Classic. 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 Gudaf Tsegay 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 win is worth the same in the women'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.
How many Diamond League meetings has Gudaf Tsegay won?
Seven of 38, worth $90,000 between them. Four of her appearances came at a final, which paid $44,000.
Has Gudaf Tsegay ever raced a Diamond League meeting for nothing?
One time. 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. That start is in the result table on this site either way.
How much did Gudaf Tsegay win at the 2025 World Championships?
$33,000, from two paid finals in Tokyo. The championships pay eight places in every event, $70,000 for a title down to $5,000 for 8th.
How much has Gudaf Tsegay won at the World Indoor Championships?
$40,000, from one paid final in Nanjing 2025. An indoor title pays $40,000 and the ladder runs six places deep, down to $4,000 for 6th, the same in every event on the programme and the same for a relay team.
Is this everything Gudaf Tsegay earns from athletics?
No. This is the Diamond League, which is one series of 224 meetings. The World Championships and World Indoor 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 3,683 athletes across the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out. One place above Gudaf Tsegay is Jairus Kipchoge Birech on $208,000, and one below Silas Kiplagat on $205,000. Gudaf Tsegay 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 women's 1500 m prize money, women's 5000 m prize money, women's mile prize money, women's 800 m prize money and women's 3000 m prize money. The series has paid out in 20 women's disciplines and Gudaf Tsegay has been paid in five of them. The biggest of the rest are women's 100 m, women's 100 m hurdles and women's 400 m. Every meeting she has raced is linked in the table at the top of this page, and Xiamen Diamond League has its own page across every edition of it. Away from the series, World Championships prize money is Tokyo 2025, $8,498,000 paid eight places deep in every event, and the full finals are on the women's 10,000 metres and women's 5000 metres pages. Indoor championships prize money is the Nanjing 2025 and Toruń 2026 championships, $4,664,000 put up across 53 finals, and the indoor final is on the women's 1500 metres page.