Kimani Jack prize money
Kimani Jack has been paid $6,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 1045th of the 2,112 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 $53,753,250 the 104 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Around Kimani Jack on the money list
Ranks 1025 to 1065
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1025 | Abdalelah Haroun | Men's 400 m | — | $6,000 |
| 1026 | Abigail Irozuru | Women's long jump | — | $6,000 |
| 1027 | Aisha Praught-Leer | two disciplines | — | $6,000 |
| 1028 | Alida van Daalen | Women's discus throw | — | $6,000 |
| 1029 | Amanda Moll | Women's pole vault | — | $6,000 |
| 1030 | Amy-Eloise Markovc | two disciplines | — | $6,000 |
| 1031 | Asafa Powell | Men's 100 m | — | $6,000 |
| 1032 | Ben Youssef Meïté | Men's 100 m | — | $6,000 |
| 1033 | Charles Grethen | two disciplines | — | $6,000 |
| 1034 | Chituru Ali | Men's 100 m | — | $6,000 |
| 1035 | Dalia Kaddari | Women's 200 m | — | $6,000 |
| 1036 | Danil Lysenko | Men's high jump | — | $6,000 |
| 1037 | Darya Klishina | Women's long jump | — | $6,000 |
| 1038 | Elle Purrier St. Pierre | two disciplines | — | $6,000 |
| 1039 | Festus Lagat | two disciplines | — | $6,000 |
| 1040 | Innes FitzGerald | two disciplines | — | $6,000 |
| 1041 | Jaheel Hyde | Men's 400 m hurdles | — | $6,000 |
| 1042 | Janeth Chepngetich | two disciplines | — | $6,000 |
| 1043 | Jenn Suhr | Women's pole vault | — | $6,000 |
| 1044 | Kim Amb | Men's javelin throw | — | $6,000 |
| 1045 | Kimani Jack | Men's high jump | — | $6,000 |
| 1046 | Kipyegon Bett | Men's 800 m | — | $6,000 |
| 1047 | Kristi Castlin | Women's 100 m hurdles | — | $6,000 |
| 1048 | LaShawn Merritt | Men's 400 m | — | $6,000 |
| 1049 | Laura Galván | two disciplines | — | $6,000 |
| 1050 | Lavanya Williams | Women's 100 m | — | $6,000 |
| 1051 | Madara Palameika | Women's javelin throw | — | $6,000 |
| 1052 | Nick Ponzio | Men's shot put | — | $6,000 |
| 1053 | Nicolas-Marie Daru | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | — | $6,000 |
| 1054 | Paulina Guba | Women's shot put | — | $6,000 |
| 1055 | Plamena Mitkova | Women's long jump | — | $6,000 |
| 1056 | Russell Robinson | Men's triple jump | — | $6,000 |
| 1057 | Sadik Mikhou | Men's mile | — | $6,000 |
| 1058 | Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone | Women's 400 m | — | $6,000 |
| 1059 | Tero Pitkämäki | Men's javelin throw | — | $6,000 |
| 1060 | Tuğba Danışmaz | Women's triple jump | — | $6,000 |
| 1061 | Tynia Gaither | Women's 200 m | — | $6,000 |
| 1062 | Wesley Vázquez | Men's 800 m | — | $6,000 |
| 1063 | Yulenmis Aguilar | Women's javelin throw | — | $6,000 |
| 1064 | Zarck Visser | Men's long jump | — | $6,000 |
| 1065 | Abraham Kibiwott | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | — | $5,750 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Kimani Jack is 1045th of the 2,112 athletes the 104 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 1045th of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid across the 104 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 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 him, 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 Kimani Jack is Kim Amb on $6,000, and one below Kipyegon Bett on $6,000. Kimani Jack is one of 126 Great Britain athletes athletics has paid, and Great Britain athletics prize money adds them up to $3,411,000 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.