Kimani Jack prize money
Kimani Jack has been paid $6,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 1910th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from one paid finish in the men's high jump, and it was 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.
The payment
Where he finished, and what the card paid for it
| MEETING | DISCIPLINE | PLACE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herculis EBS 2026 | High jump | 2nd | $6,000 |
The one paid figure add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $6,000 is one 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.
Around Kimani Jack on the money list
Ranks 1890 to 1930
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | Azmera Gebru | two disciplines | - | $6,000 |
| 1891 | Beate Schrott | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $6,000 |
| 1892 | Benson Seurei | two disciplines | - | $6,000 |
| 1893 | Beverly Ramos | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $6,000 |
| 1894 | Calesio Newman | two disciplines | - | $6,000 |
| 1895 | Carlo Paech | Men's pole vault | - | $6,000 |
| 1896 | Charles Grethen | two disciplines | - | $6,000 |
| 1897 | Chituru Ali | Men's 100 m | - | $6,000 |
| 1898 | Christian Malcolm | Men's 200 m | - | $6,000 |
| 1899 | Dalia Kaddari | Women's 200 m | - | $6,000 |
| 1900 | Elena Mirela Lavric | Women's 800 m | - | $6,000 |
| 1901 | Festus Lagat | two disciplines | - | $6,000 |
| 1902 | Geisa Aparecida Coutinho | Women's 400 m | - | $6,000 |
| 1903 | Germán Chiaraviglio | Men's pole vault | - | $6,000 |
| 1904 | Getaneh Molla | Men's 5000 m | - | $6,000 |
| 1905 | Hillary Ngetich | Men's 1500 m | - | $6,000 |
| 1906 | Innes FitzGerald | two disciplines | - | $6,000 |
| 1907 | Janeth Chepngetich | two disciplines | - | $6,000 |
| 1908 | Jarret Eaton | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $6,000 |
| 1909 | Juan Luis Barrios | Men's 5000 m | - | $6,000 |
| 1910 | Kimani Jack | Men's high jump | - | $6,000 |
| 1911 | Kimberly Hyacinthe | two disciplines | - | $6,000 |
| 1912 | Lachlan Renshaw | Men's 800 m | - | $6,000 |
| 1913 | Lassi Etelätalo | Men's javelin throw | - | $6,000 |
| 1914 | Laura Galván | two disciplines | - | $6,000 |
| 1915 | Lavanya Williams | Women's 100 m | - | $6,000 |
| 1916 | Luis Castro | Men's high jump | - | $6,000 |
| 1917 | Marcelina Witek-Konofał | Women's javelin throw | - | $6,000 |
| 1918 | Mariem Alaoui Selsouli | Women's 1500 m | - | $6,000 |
| 1919 | Mekdes Bekele | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $6,000 |
| 1920 | Melker Svärd Jacobsson | Men's pole vault | - | $6,000 |
| 1921 | Muriel Hurtis | Women's 400 m | - | $6,000 |
| 1922 | Nick Ponzio | Men's shot put | - | $6,000 |
| 1923 | Nicolas-Marie Daru | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $6,000 |
| 1924 | Niklas Arrhenius | two disciplines | - | $6,000 |
| 1925 | Pablo Torrijos | Men's triple jump | - | $6,000 |
| 1926 | Plamena Mitkova | Women's long jump | - | $6,000 |
| 1927 | Poļina Jeļizarova | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $6,000 |
| 1928 | Ramon Miller | Men's 400 m | - | $6,000 |
| 1929 | Ruddy Zang Milama | Women's 100 m | - | $6,000 |
| 1930 | Ruky Abdulai | Women's long jump | - | $6,000 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Kimani Jack is 1910th of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $6,000.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Kimani Jack most
Herculis EBS 2026 paid $6,000 for 2nd in the high jump, one of eleven in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Sarvesh Kushare, Romaine Beckford, JuVaughn Harrison, Matteo Sioli, Gianmarco Tamberi and Mutaz Barsham.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Kimani Jack won?
$6,000, which ranks 1910th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from one paid finish in 2026.
What is Kimani Jack's biggest Diamond League payday?
$6,000, for finishing 2nd in the high jump at the 2026 Herculis EBS. 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 Kimani Jack 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 high jump 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 Kimani Jack 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 Kimani Jack is Juan Luis Barrios on $6,000, and one below Kimberly Hyacinthe on $6,000. Kimani Jack is one of 249 Great Britain athletes athletics has paid, and Great Britain athletics prize money adds them up to $6,351,625 across all six competitions. For the event itself, see men's high jump prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Kimani Jack 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 Herculis EBS has its own page across every edition of it.