Kena Tufa prize money
Kena Tufa has been paid $12,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 780th of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid. It came from five paid finishes in the women's 3000 m steeplechase, the best of them 4th.
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
| MEETING | DISCIPLINE | PLACE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai Diamond League 2026 | 3000 m steeplechase | 4th | $3,000 |
| Bauhausgalan 2026 | 3000 m steeplechase | 4th | $3,000 |
| Xiamen Diamond League 2026 | 3000 m steeplechase | 5th | $2,500 |
| Athletissima 2026 | 3000 m steeplechase | 6th | $2,000 |
| AG Memorial Van Damme 2026 | 3000 m steeplechase | 7th | $1,500 |
| All five | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | — | $12,000 |
The five paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $12,000 is five separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.02% of the $53,753,250 the 104 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Around Kena Tufa on the money list
Ranks 760 to 800
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 760 | Stacey-Ann Williams | Women's 400 m | — | $13,000 |
| 761 | Vincent Ciattei | two disciplines | — | $13,000 |
| 762 | Aminatou Seyni | two disciplines | — | $12,750 |
| 763 | Iryna Zhuk | Women's pole vault | — | $12,750 |
| 764 | Joshua Hartmann | two disciplines | — | $12,750 |
| 765 | Anita Márton | Women's shot put | — | $12,500 |
| 766 | Christine Botlogetswe | Women's 400 m | — | $12,500 |
| 767 | Cory McGee | two disciplines | — | $12,500 |
| 768 | Courtney Okolo | Women's 400 m | — | $12,500 |
| 769 | Jaydon Hibbert | Men's triple jump | — | $12,500 |
| 770 | Kethobogile Haingura | two disciplines | — | $12,500 |
| 771 | Lachlan Kennedy | Men's 100 m | — | $12,500 |
| 772 | Robert Farken | two disciplines | — | $12,500 |
| 773 | Simon Pettersson | Men's discus throw | — | $12,500 |
| 774 | Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal | four disciplines | — | $12,250 |
| 775 | Paraskevi Papachristou | Women's triple jump | — | $12,250 |
| 776 | Annik Kälin | two disciplines | — | $12,000 |
| 777 | Ehsan Haddadi | Men's discus throw | — | $12,000 |
| 778 | Emily Mackay | two disciplines | — | $12,000 |
| 779 | Isaac Kimeli | Men's 5000 m | 1 | $12,000 |
| 780 | Kena Tufa | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | — | $12,000 |
| 781 | LaQuan Nairn | Men's long jump | 1 | $12,000 |
| 782 | Lina Nielsen | Women's 400 m hurdles | — | $12,000 |
| 783 | Margaret Wambui | Women's 800 m | — | $12,000 |
| 784 | Milica Gardašević | Women's long jump | — | $12,000 |
| 785 | Naoto Tobe | Men's high jump | — | $12,000 |
| 786 | Xu Zhuoyi | Men's 110 m hurdles | — | $12,000 |
| 787 | Elise Cranny | four disciplines | — | $11,750 |
| 788 | Ersu Şaşma | Men's pole vault | — | $11,750 |
| 789 | Marija Vuković | Women's high jump | — | $11,750 |
| 790 | Maureen Koster | three disciplines | — | $11,750 |
| 791 | Timur Morgunov | Men's pole vault | — | $11,750 |
| 792 | Tobia Bocchi | Men's triple jump | — | $11,750 |
| 793 | Erick Portillo | Men's high jump | — | $11,583 |
| 794 | Alastair Chalmers | Men's 400 m hurdles | — | $11,500 |
| 795 | Chris Benard | Men's triple jump | — | $11,500 |
| 796 | Jessica Ramsey | Women's shot put | — | $11,500 |
| 797 | Melknat Wudu | two disciplines | — | $11,500 |
| 798 | Rose Mary Almanza | Women's 800 m | 1 | $11,500 |
| 799 | Adel Mechaal | four disciplines | — | $11,250 |
| 800 | Anita Horvat | two disciplines | — | $11,250 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Kena Tufa is 780th of the 2,112 athletes the 104 meetings on this site paid, on $12,000.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Kena Tufa most
Shanghai Diamond League 2026 paid $3,000 for 4th in the 3000 m steeplechase, one of 17 in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Alemnat Walle, Norah Jeruto, Parul Chaudhary, Lexy Halladay-Lowry, Olivia Markezich and Kaylee Mitchell.
Bauhausgalan 2026 paid $3,000 for 4th in the 3000 m steeplechase, one of sixteen in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Lea Meyer, Ilona Mononen, Alemnat Walle, Lexy Halladay-Lowry, Juliane Hvid and Olivia Markezich.
Xiamen Diamond League 2026 paid $2,500 for 5th in the 3000 m steeplechase, one of 17 in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Norah Jeruto, Lexy Halladay-Lowry, Alemnat Walle, Frehiwot Gesese, Kaylee Mitchell and Courtney Wayment.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Kena Tufa won?
$12,000, which ranks 780th of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid across the 104 meetings on this site. It came from five paid finishes in 2026.
What is Kena Tufa's biggest Diamond League payday?
$3,000, for finishing 4th in the 3000 m steeplechase at the 2026 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 4th and would have paid anybody who finished there.
How does the Diamond League decide what Kena Tufa 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 place is worth the same in the women'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 Kena Tufa earns from athletics?
No. This is the Diamond League, which is one series of 104 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 her, priced off the card it published.
Where to next
The rest of the Diamond League money
Diamond League prize money ranks all 2,112 athletes across the $53,753,250 the 104 meetings on this site paid out. One place above Kena Tufa is Isaac Kimeli on $12,000, and one below LaQuan Nairn on $12,000. Kena Tufa is one of 95 Ethiopia athletes athletics has paid, and Ethiopia athletics prize money adds them up to $3,242,000 across all six competitions. For the event itself, see women's 3000 m steeplechase prize money. The series has paid out in 20 women's disciplines and Kena Tufa has been paid in one of them. The biggest of the rest are women's 100 m, women's 100 m hurdles and women's 800 m. Every meeting she has raced is linked in the table at the top of this page, and Shanghai Diamond League has its own page across every edition of it.