Lucas Kimeli Rotich prize money
Lucas Kimeli Rotich has been paid $4,500 by the Diamond League, which ranks 2121st of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from two paid finishes in the men's 5000 m, 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 he finished, and what the card paid for it
| MEETING | DISCIPLINE | PLACE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Gala 2011 | 5000 m | 7th | $1,500 |
| Bislett Games 2010 | 5000 m | 4th | $3,000 |
| All two | Men's 5000 m | - | $4,500 |
The two paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $4,500 is two separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.00% of the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Season by season
2010 to 2011, in the order it was won
season running total
2010 is the biggest of them, $3,000 from one start. Every season from 2010 to 2011 paid him something. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $4,500.
Around Lucas Kimeli Rotich on the money list
Ranks 2101 to 2141
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2101 | Eglė Balčiūnaitė | Women's 800 m | - | $4,500 |
| 2102 | Emmanuel Kipkemei Bett | Men's 5000 m | - | $4,500 |
| 2103 | Etienne Daguinos | Men's 5000 m | - | $4,500 |
| 2104 | Hélène Parisot | Women's 200 m | - | $4,500 |
| 2105 | Jacob Paul | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $4,500 |
| 2106 | Joanna Linkiewicz | Women's 400 m hurdles | - | $4,500 |
| 2107 | Johan Wissman | two disciplines | - | $4,500 |
| 2108 | Jonathan Henrique Silva | Men's triple jump | - | $4,500 |
| 2109 | Jordan Boase | Men's 200 m | - | $4,500 |
| 2110 | Karjuan Williams | Men's 800 m | - | $4,500 |
| 2111 | Kateryna Karsak | Women's discus throw | - | $4,500 |
| 2112 | Kevin Craddock | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $4,500 |
| 2113 | Kim Conley | Women's 3000 m | - | $4,500 |
| 2114 | Kristin Sundsteigen | Women's shot put | - | $4,500 |
| 2115 | Kyle Langford | Men's 800 m | - | $4,500 |
| 2116 | Lauma Grīva | Women's long jump | - | $4,500 |
| 2117 | Lehann Fourie | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $4,500 |
| 2118 | Leif Arrhenius | two disciplines | - | $4,500 |
| 2119 | Léonie Pointet | Women's 200 m | - | $4,500 |
| 2120 | Leslie Djhone | Men's 400 m | - | $4,500 |
| 2121 | Lucas Kimeli Rotich | Men's 5000 m | - | $4,500 |
| 2122 | Mame-Ibra Anne | Men's 400 m | - | $4,500 |
| 2123 | Marc Minichello | Men's javelin throw | - | $4,500 |
| 2124 | Matthew Ramsden | four disciplines | - | $4,500 |
| 2125 | Mauricio Ortega | Men's discus throw | - | $4,500 |
| 2126 | Michael Stigler | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $4,500 |
| 2127 | Nedžad Mulabegović | Men's shot put | - | $4,500 |
| 2128 | Nia Akins | Women's 800 m | - | $4,500 |
| 2129 | Nick Ekelund-Arenander | Men's 400 m | - | $4,500 |
| 2130 | Nicole Sifuentes | two disciplines | - | $4,500 |
| 2131 | Noemi Zbären | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $4,500 |
| 2132 | Núbia Soares | Women's triple jump | - | $4,500 |
| 2133 | Peder Pawel Nielsen | Men's triple jump | - | $4,500 |
| 2134 | Rafith Rodríguez | Men's 800 m | - | $4,500 |
| 2135 | Ramsey Angela | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $4,500 |
| 2136 | Ruben Verheyden | two disciplines | - | $4,500 |
| 2137 | Sara Gambetta | Women's shot put | - | $4,500 |
| 2138 | Sarah McDonald | Women's 1500 m | - | $4,500 |
| 2139 | Sergey Mudrov | Men's high jump | - | $4,500 |
| 2140 | Shana Cox | Women's 400 m | - | $4,500 |
| 2141 | Shu Heng | Men's long jump | - | $4,500 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Lucas Kimeli Rotich is 2121st of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $4,500.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Lucas Kimeli Rotich most
Bislett Games 2010 paid $3,000 for 4th in the 5000 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Vincent Kiprop Chepkok, Chris Solinsky, Alemayehu Bezabeh, Mathew Kipkoech Kisorio, Imane Merga and Tariku Bekele.
Golden Gala 2011 paid $1,500 for 7th in the 5000 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Abera Kuma, Imane Merga, Isiah Kiplangat Koech, Vincent Kiprop Chepkok, Dejen Gebremeskel and Sileshi Sihine.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Lucas Kimeli Rotich won?
$4,500, which ranks 2121st of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from two paid finishes between 2010 and 2011.
What is Lucas Kimeli Rotich's biggest Diamond League payday?
$3,000, for finishing 4th in the 5000 m at the 2010 Bislett Games. 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 Lucas Kimeli Rotich 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 5000 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.
Is this everything Lucas Kimeli Rotich 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 Lucas Kimeli Rotich is Leslie Djhone on $4,500, and one below Mame-Ibra Anne on $4,500. Lucas Kimeli Rotich 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 5000 m prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Lucas Kimeli Rotich 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 Golden Gala has its own page across every edition of it.