Mo Farah prize money
Mo Farah has been paid $142,500 by the Diamond League, which ranks 195th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from thirteen paid finishes in the men's 5000 m, men's 3000 m and men's 1500 m, nine of them wins.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weltklasse Zürich 2017 | 5000 m | 1st | $50,000 |
| Prefontaine Classic 2017 | 5000 m | 1st | $10,000 |
| Muller Anniversary Games 2016 | 5000 m | 1st | $10,000 |
| Herculis 2016 | 1500 m | 5th | $2,500 |
| Athletissima 2015 | 5000 m | 1st | $10,000 |
| Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix 2015 | 3000 m | 2nd | $6,000 |
| British Grand Prix 2013 | 5000 m | 1st | $10,000 |
| Prefontaine Classic 2012 | 5000 m | 1st | $10,000 |
| London Grand Prix 2012 | 5000 m | 1st | $10,000 |
| Aviva British Grand Prix 2011 | 5000 m | 1st | $10,000 |
| Herculis 2011 | 5000 m | 1st | $10,000 |
| Weltklasse Zürich 2010 | 5000 m | 5th | $2,500 |
| British Grand Prix 2010 | 5000 m | 7th | $1,500 |
| All thirteen | three disciplines | - | $142,500 |
The thirteen paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $142,500 is thirteen separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.1% of the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Discipline by discipline
What each event has paid Mo Farah
| DISCIPLINE | STARTS | WINS | YEARS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 5000 m | 11 | 9 | 2010 to 2017 | $134,000 |
| Men's 3000 m | 1 | - | 2015 | $6,000 |
| Men's 1500 m | 1 | - | 2016 | $2,500 |
The men's 5000 m has paid Mo Farah $134,000 of the $142,500, which is 94% of everything the series has given him.
Season by season
2010 to 2017, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2 | - | Weltklasse Zürich | $4,000 |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | Aviva British Grand Prix | $20,000 |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 | Prefontaine Classic | $20,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | British Grand Prix | $10,000 |
| 2014 | - | - | - | - |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | Athletissima | $16,000 |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | Muller Anniversary Games | $12,500 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | Weltklasse Zürich | $60,000 |
season running total
2017 is the biggest of them, $60,000 from two starts. No Diamond League meeting paid Mo Farah in 2014, so that column stands at nothing. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $142,500.
Around Mo Farah on the money list
Ranks 175 to 215
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 175 | Nadine Müller | Women's discus throw | 3 | $150,000 |
| 176 | Alexis Copello | Men's triple jump | 2 | $149,500 |
| 177 | Andreas Thorkildsen | Men's javelin throw | 10 | $149,500 |
| 178 | Cordell Tinch | Men's 110 m hurdles | 5 | $149,500 |
| 179 | Anzhelika Sidorova | Women's pole vault | 4 | $149,250 |
| 180 | Isaac Makwala | two disciplines | 1 | $148,750 |
| 181 | Aries Merritt | Men's 110 m hurdles | 8 | $148,500 |
| 182 | Jamal Britt | Men's 110 m hurdles | 5 | $148,500 |
| 183 | Kara Winger | Women's javelin throw | 3 | $148,000 |
| 184 | Michael Tinsley | Men's 400 m hurdles | 8 | $148,000 |
| 185 | Ramil Guliyev | two disciplines | 5 | $147,500 |
| 186 | Robert Harting | Men's discus throw | 11 | $147,500 |
| 187 | Oblique Seville | Men's 100 m | 5 | $146,000 |
| 188 | Collen Kebinatshipi | Men's 400 m | 6 | $145,500 |
| 189 | Mykolas Alekna | Men's discus throw | 7 | $145,500 |
| 190 | Simon Ehammer | Men's long jump | 3 | $145,500 |
| 191 | Rushell Clayton | Women's 400 m hurdles | 5 | $145,250 |
| 192 | Dani Stevens | Women's discus throw | 1 | $145,000 |
| 193 | Veronica Campbell Brown | two disciplines | 7 | $145,000 |
| 194 | Vernon Norwood | two disciplines | - | $143,250 |
| 195 | Mo Farah | three disciplines | 9 | $142,500 |
| 196 | Natoya Goule-Toppin | two disciplines | 1 | $142,500 |
| 197 | Sharika Nelvis | Women's 100 m hurdles | 4 | $142,500 |
| 198 | Churandy Martina | two disciplines | 2 | $142,000 |
| 199 | Madara Palameika | Women's javelin throw | 5 | $142,000 |
| 200 | Wycliffe Kinyamal | two disciplines | 6 | $140,750 |
| 201 | Alonso Edward | two disciplines | 8 | $140,500 |
| 202 | Trayvon Bromell | two disciplines | 6 | $140,500 |
| 203 | Yared Nuguse | two disciplines | 6 | $140,500 |
| 204 | Matthew Denny | Men's discus throw | 3 | $139,000 |
| 205 | Nadine Visser | Women's 100 m hurdles | 2 | $138,250 |
| 206 | Natasha Hastings | two disciplines | 3 | $138,000 |
| 207 | Keshorn Walcott | Men's javelin throw | 1 | $137,750 |
| 208 | Francena McCorory | Women's 400 m | 6 | $137,500 |
| 209 | Iryna Herashchenko | Women's high jump | 2 | $137,375 |
| 210 | Matthew Hudson-Smith | Men's 400 m | 5 | $136,750 |
| 211 | Piotr Lisek | Men's pole vault | 3 | $136,375 |
| 212 | Grant Holloway | Men's 110 m hurdles | 8 | $136,000 |
| 213 | Kurtis Marschall | Men's pole vault | 2 | $135,833 |
| 214 | Pascal Martinot-Lagarde | Men's 110 m hurdles | 6 | $135,500 |
| 215 | Hugues Fabrice Zango | Men's triple jump | 3 | $135,250 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Mo Farah is 195th of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $142,500.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Mo Farah most
Weltklasse Zürich 2017 paid $50,000 for 1st in the 5000 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Muktar Edris, Yomif Kejelcha, Selemon Barega, Mohammed Ahmed, Yenew Alamirew and Albert Rop.
Prefontaine Classic 2017 paid $10,000 for 1st in the 5000 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Yomif Kejelcha, Geoffrey Kamworor, Joshua Cheptegei, Albert Rop, Mohammed Ahmed and Paul Chelimo.
Muller Anniversary Games 2016 paid $10,000 for 1st in the 5000 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Andrew Butchart, Bernard Lagat, Isiah Kiplangat Koech, Ryan Hill, Ben True and Bashir Abdi.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Mo Farah won?
$142,500, which ranks 195th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from thirteen paid finishes between 2010 and 2017.
What is Mo Farah's biggest Diamond League payday?
$50,000, for finishing 1st in the 5000 m at the 2017 Weltklasse Zürich. That is a final, which is why it is the biggest: the final pays two to five times what the same place is worth at a series meeting.
How does the Diamond League decide what Mo Farah 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 win 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.
How many Diamond League meetings has Mo Farah won?
Nine of thirteen, worth $130,000 between them. One of his appearance came at a final, which paid $50,000.
Is this everything Mo Farah 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 Mo Farah is Vernon Norwood on $143,250, and one below Natoya Goule-Toppin on $142,500. Mo Farah 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 5000 m prize money, men's 3000 m prize money and men's 1500 m prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Mo Farah 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 Weltklasse Zürich has its own page across every edition of it.