Michael Kipyego prize money
Michael Kipyego has been paid $7,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 1804th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from two paid finishes in the men's 3000 m steeplechase, the best of them 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.
Every payment
Where he finished, and what the card paid for it
| MEETING | DISCIPLINE | PLACE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| British Grand Prix 2010 | 3000 m steeplechase | 2nd | $6,000 |
| Doha Diamond League 2010 | 3000 m steeplechase | 8th | $1,000 |
| All two | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $7,000 |
The two paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $7,000 is two 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 Michael Kipyego on the money list
Ranks 1784 to 1824
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1784 | Anna Hall | three disciplines | - | $7,000 |
| 1785 | Blessing Ufodiama | Women's triple jump | - | $7,000 |
| 1786 | Carolin Dietrich | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $7,000 |
| 1787 | Claudia Salman | Women's long jump | - | $7,000 |
| 1788 | Dai Qianqian | Women's javelin throw | - | $7,000 |
| 1789 | Davita Prendergast | Women's 400 m | - | $7,000 |
| 1790 | Genet Yalew | Women's 5000 m | - | $7,000 |
| 1791 | Geoffrey Kipkoech Rono | two disciplines | - | $7,000 |
| 1792 | Gerson Baldé | Men's long jump | - | $7,000 |
| 1793 | JJ Jegede | Men's long jump | - | $7,000 |
| 1794 | Jose Reynaldo Bencosme de Leon | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $7,000 |
| 1795 | Katja Demut | Women's triple jump | - | $7,000 |
| 1796 | Kemar Mowatt | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $7,000 |
| 1797 | Ky Robinson | two disciplines | - | $7,000 |
| 1798 | Lisa Urech | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $7,000 |
| 1799 | Lydia Jele | Women's 400 m | - | $7,000 |
| 1800 | Marie-Julie Bonnin | Women's pole vault | - | $7,000 |
| 1801 | Mathew Kipkoech Kisorio | Men's 5000 m | - | $7,000 |
| 1802 | Melanie Bauschke | Women's long jump | - | $7,000 |
| 1803 | Michael Bultheel | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $7,000 |
| 1804 | Michael Kipyego | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $7,000 |
| 1805 | Minke Bisschops | two disciplines | - | $7,000 |
| 1806 | Moa Hjelmer | three disciplines | - | $7,000 |
| 1807 | Murali Sreeshankar | Men's long jump | - | $7,000 |
| 1808 | Natalia Linares | Women's long jump | - | $7,000 |
| 1809 | Omoghan Osaghae | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $7,000 |
| 1810 | Paul Hession | Men's 200 m | - | $7,000 |
| 1811 | Petr Svoboda | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $7,000 |
| 1812 | Phoebe Wright | Women's 800 m | - | $7,000 |
| 1813 | Rae Monzavous Edwards | Men's 100 m | - | $7,000 |
| 1814 | Sean McLean | two disciplines | - | $7,000 |
| 1815 | Sebastian Rodger | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $7,000 |
| 1816 | Susan Krumins | four disciplines | - | $7,000 |
| 1817 | Susana Costa | Women's triple jump | - | $7,000 |
| 1818 | Sviatlana Kudzelich | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $7,000 |
| 1819 | Tabarie Henry | Men's 400 m | - | $7,000 |
| 1820 | Tobias Potye | Men's high jump | - | $7,000 |
| 1821 | Tom Parsons | Men's high jump | - | $7,000 |
| 1822 | Věra Pospíšilová-Cechlová | Women's discus throw | - | $7,000 |
| 1823 | Viktor Kuznyetsov | Men's triple jump | - | $7,000 |
| 1824 | Wei Yongli | two disciplines | - | $7,000 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Michael Kipyego is 1804th of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $7,000.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Michael Kipyego most
British Grand Prix 2010 paid $6,000 for 2nd in the 3000 m steeplechase, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Ben Bruce, Luke Gunn, Youcef Abdi, Bisluke Kipkorir Kiplagat, Kyle Alcorn and Ruben Ramolefi.
Doha Diamond League 2010 paid $1,000 for 8th in the 3000 m steeplechase, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Ezekiel Kemboi, Paul Kipsiele Koech, Tarik Langat Akdag, Richard Kipkemboi Mateelong, Roba Gari and Elijah Kipterege.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Michael Kipyego won?
$7,000, which ranks 1804th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from two paid finishes in 2010.
What is Michael Kipyego's biggest Diamond League payday?
$6,000, for finishing 2nd in the 3000 m steeplechase at the 2010 British Grand Prix. 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 Michael Kipyego 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 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 Michael Kipyego 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 Kipyego is Michael Bultheel on $7,000, and one below Minke Bisschops on $7,000. Michael Kipyego 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 3000 m steeplechase prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Michael Kipyego 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 British Grand Prix has its own page across every edition of it.