Nelvin Jepkemboi prize money
Nelvin Jepkemboi has been paid $2,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 1562nd of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid. It came from one paid finish in the women's 5000 m, and it was 6th.
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 she finished, and what the card paid for it
| MEETING | DISCIPLINE | PLACE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doha Diamond League 2026 | 5000 m | 6th | $2,000 |
The one paid figure add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $2,000 is one separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.00% of the $53,753,250 the 104 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Around Nelvin Jepkemboi on the money list
Ranks 1542 to 1582
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1542 | Marcus Thomsen | Men's shot put | — | $2,000 |
| 1543 | María Isabel Pérez | Women's 100 m | — | $2,000 |
| 1544 | Marije van Hunenstijn | Women's 200 m | — | $2,000 |
| 1545 | Marino Bloudek | Men's 800 m | — | $2,000 |
| 1546 | Mark Pearce | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | — | $2,000 |
| 1547 | Maruša Mišmaš | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | — | $2,000 |
| 1548 | Mary Saxer | Women's pole vault | — | $2,000 |
| 1549 | Mathew Kipsang | two disciplines | — | $2,000 |
| 1550 | Matthew Centrowitz Jr. | Men's mile | — | $2,000 |
| 1551 | Méba-Mickaël Zeze | Men's 200 m | — | $2,000 |
| 1552 | Melissa Boekelman | Women's shot put | — | $2,000 |
| 1553 | Melvin Raffin | Men's triple jump | — | $2,000 |
| 1554 | Merel Maes | Women's high jump | — | $2,000 |
| 1555 | Mikiah Brisco | Women's 100 m | — | $2,000 |
| 1556 | Mohamed Nasir Abbas | Men's 400 m | — | $2,000 |
| 1557 | Morgann LeLeux | Women's pole vault | — | $2,000 |
| 1558 | Mostafa Amr Hassan | Men's shot put | — | $2,000 |
| 1559 | Mostafa Smaili | Men's 800 m | — | $2,000 |
| 1560 | Mouhcine Khoua | Men's long jump | — | $2,000 |
| 1561 | Naa Anang | Women's long jump | — | $2,000 |
| 1562 | Nelvin Jepkemboi | Women's 5000 m | — | $2,000 |
| 1563 | Ngeno Kipngetich | Men's 800 m | — | $2,000 |
| 1564 | Nicholas Percy | Men's discus throw | — | $2,000 |
| 1565 | Nigel Ellis | Men's 100 m | — | $2,000 |
| 1566 | Niklas Buchholz | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | — | $2,000 |
| 1567 | Nikola Horowska | Women's 200 m | — | $2,000 |
| 1568 | O'Dayne Richards | Men's shot put | — | $2,000 |
| 1569 | Oumar Doudai Abakar | Men's 110 m hurdles | — | $2,000 |
| 1570 | Phylicia George | Women's 100 m hurdles | — | $2,000 |
| 1571 | Raphael Bouju | Men's 100 m | — | $2,000 |
| 1572 | Reece Holder | Men's 400 m | — | $2,000 |
| 1573 | Reetta Hurske | Women's 100 m hurdles | — | $2,000 |
| 1574 | Robert Dunning | Men's 110 m hurdles | — | $2,000 |
| 1575 | Romain Lecoeur | Men's 110 m hurdles | — | $2,000 |
| 1576 | Ronal Longa | Men's 100 m | — | $2,000 |
| 1577 | Ryan Whiting | Men's shot put | — | $2,000 |
| 1578 | Ryiem Forde | Men's 100 m | — | $2,000 |
| 1579 | Salomé Afonso | three disciplines | — | $2,000 |
| 1580 | Samuel Abate | two disciplines | — | $2,000 |
| 1581 | Sarah McDonald | Women's 1500 m | — | $2,000 |
| 1582 | Scott Lincoln | Men's shot put | — | $2,000 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Nelvin Jepkemboi is 1562nd of the 2,112 athletes the 104 meetings on this site paid, on $2,000.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Nelvin Jepkemboi most
Doha Diamond League 2026 paid $2,000 for 6th in the 5000 m, one of sixteen in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Melknat Wudu, Cynthia Chepkirui, Aynadis Mebratu, Yenawa Nbret, Fantaye Belayneh and Wubrist Aschal.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Nelvin Jepkemboi won?
$2,000, which ranks 1562nd 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 Nelvin Jepkemboi's biggest Diamond League payday?
$2,000, for finishing 6th in the Diamond+ 5000 m at the 2026 Doha Diamond League. The Diamond League pays by place rather than by performance, so that figure is what the card in force that season paid for 6th and would have paid anybody who finished there.
How does the Diamond League decide what Nelvin Jepkemboi gets paid?
Entirely by where she 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 women'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 Nelvin Jepkemboi 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 her, 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 Nelvin Jepkemboi is Naa Anang on $2,000, and one below Ngeno Kipngetich on $2,000. Nelvin Jepkemboi is one of 100 Kenya athletes athletics has paid, and Kenya athletics prize money adds them up to $4,636,250 across all six competitions. For the event itself, see women's 5000 m prize money. The series has paid out in 20 women's disciplines and Nelvin Jepkemboi has been paid in one of them. The biggest of the rest are women's 100 m, women's 100 m hurdles and women's 800 m. Every meeting she has raced is linked in the table at the top of this page, and Doha Diamond League has its own page across every edition of it.