Michael Kibet prize money
Michael Kibet has been paid $4,250 by the Diamond League, which ranks 2157th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from two paid finishes in the men's 5000 m, men's 3000 m and men's 2 miles, the best of them 3rd.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Müller Grand Prix Gateshead 2021 | 5000 m | 3rd | $3,500 |
| Anniversary Games 2021 | 3000 m | 7th | $750 |
| Bislett Games 2021 | 3000 m | 9th | - |
| Prefontaine Classic 2021 | 2 miles | 10th | - |
| All four | three disciplines | - | $4,250 |
The two paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $4,250 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. Two of the four starts paid nothing, because the series pays eight deep and the fields run past twenty.
Discipline by discipline
What each event has paid Michael Kibet
| DISCIPLINE | STARTS | WINS | YEARS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 5000 m | 1 | - | 2021 | $3,500 |
| Men's 3000 m | 2 | - | 2021 | $750 |
| Men's 2 miles | 1 | - | 2021 | $0 |
The men's 5000 m has paid Michael Kibet $3,500 of the $4,250, which is 82% of everything the series has given him.
Around Michael Kibet on the money list
Ranks 2137 to 2177
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2142 | Sinta Sprudzāne | Women's javelin throw | - | $4,500 |
| 2143 | Stefan Nillessen | two disciplines | - | $4,500 |
| 2144 | Thomas Martinot-Lagarde | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $4,500 |
| 2145 | Tia-Adana Belle | Women's 400 m hurdles | - | $4,500 |
| 2146 | Tyus Wilson | Men's high jump | - | $4,500 |
| 2147 | Wang Chunyu | three disciplines | - | $4,500 |
| 2148 | Younès Essalhi | two disciplines | - | $4,500 |
| 2149 | Zemzem Ahmed | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $4,500 |
| 2150 | Alhaji Jeng | Men's pole vault | - | $4,250 |
| 2151 | Aliyah Abrams | Women's 400 m | - | $4,250 |
| 2152 | Bridget Williams | Women's pole vault | - | $4,250 |
| 2153 | Collins Kipruto | Men's 800 m | - | $4,250 |
| 2154 | Gaia Sabbatini | three disciplines | - | $4,250 |
| 2155 | Kelsie Ahbe | Women's pole vault | - | $4,250 |
| 2156 | Mateusz Didenkow | Men's pole vault | - | $4,250 |
| 2157 | Michael Kibet | three disciplines | - | $4,250 |
| 2158 | Naomi Metzger | Women's triple jump | - | $4,250 |
| 2159 | Olivia Gruver | Women's pole vault | - | $4,250 |
| 2160 | Priscilla Frederick | Women's high jump | - | $4,250 |
| 2161 | Wilbert London | Men's 400 m | - | $4,250 |
| 2162 | Yoshihide Kiryū | Men's 100 m | - | $4,250 |
| 2163 | Aaron Mallett | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $4,000 |
| 2164 | Abraham Kipchirchir Rotich | Men's 800 m | - | $4,000 |
| 2165 | Aleksandr Derevyagin | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $4,000 |
| 2166 | Andreas Otterling | Men's long jump | - | $4,000 |
| 2167 | Andrew Hudson | Men's 200 m | - | $4,000 |
| 2168 | Anna Klyashtornaya | Women's long jump | - | $4,000 |
| 2169 | Antonios Mastoras | Men's high jump | - | $4,000 |
| 2170 | Aweke Ayalew | Men's 5000 m | - | $4,000 |
| 2171 | Brandon Johnson | Men's 800 m | - | $4,000 |
| 2172 | Carolle Zahi | Women's 100 m | - | $4,000 |
| 2173 | Chantel Malone | Women's long jump | - | $4,000 |
| 2174 | Chen Yang | Women's discus throw | - | $4,000 |
| 2175 | Chiara Rosa | Women's shot put | - | $4,000 |
| 2176 | Chris Noffke | Men's long jump | - | $4,000 |
| 2177 | Denis Kudryavtsev | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $4,000 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Michael Kibet is 2157th of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $4,250.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Michael Kibet most
Müller Grand Prix Gateshead 2021 paid $3,500 for 3rd in the 5000 m, one of sixteen in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Morgan McDonald, Jonas Raess, Andrew Butchart, Jacob Krop, Jimmy Gressier and Henrik Ingebrigtsen.
Anniversary Games 2021 paid $750 for 7th in the 3000 m, one of sixteen in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Yemaneberhan Crippa, Fernando Carro, David McNeill, Mohamed Katir, Stewart McSweyn and Andrew Butchart.
Bislett Games 2021 paid $0 for 9th in the 3000 m, one of twelve in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Kieran Lumb, Bethwell Birgen, Yomif Kejelcha, Jacob Krop, Nicholas Kimeli and Birhanu Balew.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Michael Kibet won?
$4,250, which ranks 2157th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from two paid finishes in 2021.
What is Michael Kibet's biggest Diamond League payday?
$3,500, for finishing 3rd in the 5000 m at the 2021 Müller Grand Prix Gateshead. The Diamond League pays by place rather than by performance, so that figure is what the card in force that season paid for 3rd and would have paid anybody who finished there.
How does the Diamond League decide what Michael Kibet 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.
Has Michael Kibet ever raced a Diamond League meeting for nothing?
Two times. 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. Those starts are in the result tables on this site either way.
Is this everything Michael Kibet 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 Michael Kibet is Mateusz Didenkow on $4,250, and one below Naomi Metzger on $4,250. Michael Kibet 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, men's 3000 m prize money and men's 2 miles prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Michael Kibet has been paid in three 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 Müller Grand Prix Gateshead has its own page across every edition of it.