Nicholas Kipkoech prize money
Nicholas Kipkoech has been paid $8,500 by the Diamond League, which ranks 1687th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from four paid finishes in the men's 800 m and men's 1000 m, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doha Diamond League 2018 | 800 m | 3rd | $4,000 |
| Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat 2017 | 800 m | 6th | $2,000 |
| Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 2017 | 800 m | 8th | $1,000 |
| Athletissima 2016 | 1000 m | 7th | $1,500 |
| All four | two disciplines | - | $8,500 |
The four paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $8,500 is four 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.
Discipline by discipline
What each event has paid Nicholas Kipkoech
| DISCIPLINE | STARTS | WINS | YEARS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 800 m | 3 | - | 2017 to 2018 | $7,000 |
| Men's 1000 m | 1 | - | 2016 | $1,500 |
The men's 800 m has paid Nicholas Kipkoech $7,000 of the $8,500, which is 82% of everything the series has given him.
Season by season
2016 to 2018, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | - | Athletissima | $1,500 |
| 2017 | 2 | - | Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat | $3,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | - | Doha Diamond League | $4,000 |
season running total
2018 is the biggest of them, $4,000 from one start. Every season from 2016 to 2018 paid him something. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $8,500.
Around Nicholas Kipkoech on the money list
Ranks 1667 to 1707
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1667 | Asha Philip | Women's 100 m | - | $8,500 |
| 1668 | Ben Bruce | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $8,500 |
| 1669 | Brett Morse | Men's discus throw | - | $8,500 |
| 1670 | Celera Barnes | Women's 100 m | - | $8,500 |
| 1671 | Cyrus Hostetler | Men's javelin throw | - | $8,500 |
| 1672 | Daisy Osakue | Women's discus throw | - | $8,500 |
| 1673 | Eduardo Herrera | two disciplines | - | $8,500 |
| 1674 | Gideon Gathimba | Men's mile | - | $8,500 |
| 1675 | Gloria Asumnu | Women's 100 m | - | $8,500 |
| 1676 | Hrystyna Stuy | Women's 200 m | - | $8,500 |
| 1677 | Jeff Riseley | three disciplines | - | $8,500 |
| 1678 | Joanna Wiśniewska | Women's discus throw | - | $8,500 |
| 1679 | José Figueroa | Men's 200 m | - | $8,500 |
| 1680 | Josh Mance | Men's 400 m | - | $8,500 |
| 1681 | LeJerald Betters | Men's 400 m | - | $8,500 |
| 1682 | Lucia Hrivnák Klocová | Women's 800 m | - | $8,500 |
| 1683 | Marija Šestak | Women's triple jump | - | $8,500 |
| 1684 | Meskerem Assefa | Women's 1500 m | - | $8,500 |
| 1685 | Naomi Van den Broeck | Women's 400 m hurdles | - | $8,500 |
| 1686 | Nathan Douglas | Men's triple jump | - | $8,500 |
| 1687 | Nicholas Kipkoech | two disciplines | - | $8,500 |
| 1688 | Raymond Richards | Men's high jump | - | $8,500 |
| 1689 | Regina George | Women's 400 m | - | $8,500 |
| 1690 | Roxroy Cato | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $8,500 |
| 1691 | Ruben Ramolefi | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $8,500 |
| 1692 | Salim Sdiri | Men's long jump | - | $8,500 |
| 1693 | Sarah Lavin | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $8,500 |
| 1694 | Tadese Takele | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $8,500 |
| 1695 | Tasa Jiya | Women's 200 m | - | $8,500 |
| 1696 | Tom Gale | Men's high jump | - | $8,500 |
| 1697 | Tyron Akins | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $8,500 |
| 1698 | Vitória Cristina Rosa | two disciplines | - | $8,500 |
| 1699 | Zigismunds Sirmais | Men's javelin throw | - | $8,500 |
| 1700 | Edis Matusevičius | Men's javelin throw | - | $8,250 |
| 1701 | Lore Hoffmann | two disciplines | - | $8,250 |
| 1702 | Maruša Mišmaš-Zrimšek | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $8,250 |
| 1703 | Osku Torro | Men's high jump | - | $8,250 |
| 1704 | Yual Reath | Men's high jump | - | $8,250 |
| 1705 | Yupun Abeykoon | Men's 100 m | - | $8,250 |
| 1706 | Bouabdellah Tahri | two disciplines | - | $8,000 |
| 1707 | Christina Vukicevic | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $8,000 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Nicholas Kipkoech is 1687th of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $8,500.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Nicholas Kipkoech most
Doha Diamond League 2018 paid $4,000 for 3rd in the 800 m, one of ten in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Adam Kszczot, Ferguson Rotich, Clayton Murphy, Antoine Gakeme, Jamal Hairane and Kipyegon Bett.
Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat 2017 paid $2,000 for 6th in the 800 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Robert Biwott, Mostafa Smaili, Nijel Amos, Kipyegon Bett, Donavan Brazier and Brandon McBride.
Athletissima 2016 paid $1,500 for 7th in the 1000 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Filip Ingebrigtsen, Ayanleh Souleiman, Robert Biwott, Jonathan Kitilit, Asbel Kiprop and Marcin Lewandowski.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Nicholas Kipkoech won?
$8,500, which ranks 1687th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from four paid finishes between 2016 and 2018.
What is Nicholas Kipkoech's biggest Diamond League payday?
$4,000, for finishing 3rd in the 800 m at the 2018 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 3rd and would have paid anybody who finished there.
How does the Diamond League decide what Nicholas Kipkoech 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 800 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 Nicholas Kipkoech 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 Nicholas Kipkoech is Nathan Douglas on $8,500, and one below Raymond Richards on $8,500. Nicholas Kipkoech 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 800 m prize money and men's 1000 m prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Nicholas Kipkoech has been paid in two of them. The biggest of the rest are men's 100 m, men's pole vault and men's 200 m. Every meeting he 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.