Richard Kipkemboi Mateelong prize money
Richard Kipkemboi Mateelong has been paid $25,500 by the Diamond League, which ranks 992nd of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from ten 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix 2012 | 3000 m steeplechase | 2nd | $6,000 |
| Herculis 2012 | 3000 m steeplechase | 7th | $1,500 |
| Shanghai Golden Grand Prix 2011 | 3000 m steeplechase | 5th | $2,500 |
| Herculis 2011 | 3000 m steeplechase | 5th | $2,500 |
| DN Galan 2011 | 3000 m steeplechase | 7th | $1,500 |
| Weltklasse Zürich 2011 | 3000 m steeplechase | 8th | $1,000 |
| Doha Diamond League 2010 | 3000 m steeplechase | 4th | $3,000 |
| Athletissima 2010 | 3000 m steeplechase | 5th | $2,500 |
| Meeting Areva 2010 | 3000 m steeplechase | 5th | $2,500 |
| Weltklasse Zürich 2010 | 3000 m steeplechase | 5th | $2,500 |
| All ten | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $25,500 |
The ten paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $25,500 is ten separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.02% of the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Season by season
2010 to 2012, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4 | - | Doha Diamond League | $10,500 |
| 2011 | 4 | - | Shanghai Golden Grand Prix | $7,500 |
| 2012 | 2 | - | Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix | $7,500 |
season running total
2010 is the biggest of them, $10,500 from four starts. Every season from 2010 to 2012 paid him something. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $25,500.
Around Richard Kipkemboi Mateelong on the money list
Ranks 972 to 1012
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 972 | Roger Steen | Men's shot put | - | $26,250 |
| 973 | Thomas Carmoy | Men's high jump | - | $26,125 |
| 974 | Aaliyah Butler | Women's 400 m | - | $26,000 |
| 975 | André Olivier | Men's 800 m | - | $26,000 |
| 976 | Anyika Onuora | three disciplines | - | $26,000 |
| 977 | Cornelius Kemboi | two disciplines | - | $26,000 |
| 978 | Gladys Jerotich Kipkemoi | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | 1 | $26,000 |
| 979 | Jeffery Gibson | Men's 400 m hurdles | 1 | $26,000 |
| 980 | Sosthene Moguenara-Taroum | Women's long jump | - | $26,000 |
| 981 | Troy Doris | Men's triple jump | - | $26,000 |
| 982 | Calvin Smith | two disciplines | 1 | $25,750 |
| 983 | Liemarvin Bonevacia | Men's 400 m | - | $25,750 |
| 984 | Lurdes Gloria Manuel | Women's 400 m | - | $25,750 |
| 985 | Norbert Kobielski | Men's high jump | - | $25,750 |
| 986 | Thibaut Collet | Men's pole vault | - | $25,542 |
| 987 | Desirèe Henry | two disciplines | - | $25,500 |
| 988 | Gilbert Kirui | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $25,500 |
| 989 | Lilian Odira | Women's 800 m | 1 | $25,500 |
| 990 | Mélanie Melfort | Women's high jump | - | $25,500 |
| 991 | Omar Cisneros | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $25,500 |
| 992 | Richard Kipkemboi Mateelong | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $25,500 |
| 993 | Ronald Musagala | three disciplines | 1 | $25,500 |
| 994 | Siham Hilali | three disciplines | - | $25,500 |
| 995 | Patryk Dobek | two disciplines | - | $25,250 |
| 996 | Steven Lewis | Men's pole vault | - | $25,250 |
| 997 | Derek Miles | Men's pole vault | - | $25,083 |
| 998 | Andrew Riley | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $25,000 |
| 999 | Asier Martínez | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $25,000 |
| 1000 | Dimitrios Chondrokoukis | Men's high jump | 2 | $25,000 |
| 1001 | Keturah Orji | Women's triple jump | - | $25,000 |
| 1002 | Luxolo Adams | Men's 200 m | 1 | $25,000 |
| 1003 | Melissa Bishop-Nriagu | Women's 800 m | - | $25,000 |
| 1004 | Nick Symmonds | Men's 800 m | - | $25,000 |
| 1005 | Ryan Brathwaite | Men's 110 m hurdles | 1 | $25,000 |
| 1006 | Samyr Laine | Men's triple jump | - | $25,000 |
| 1007 | Trell Kimmons | two disciplines | - | $25,000 |
| 1008 | Chukwuebuka Enekwechi | Men's shot put | - | $24,750 |
| 1009 | Anna Pyatykh | Women's triple jump | - | $24,500 |
| 1010 | Boaz Kiplagat Lalang | two disciplines | - | $24,500 |
| 1011 | Christine Day | Women's 400 m | - | $24,500 |
| 1012 | Dimitri Bascou | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $24,500 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Richard Kipkemboi Mateelong is 992nd of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $25,500.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Richard Kipkemboi Mateelong most
Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix 2012 paid $6,000 for 2nd in the 3000 m steeplechase, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Roba Gari, Jairus Kipchoge Birech, Conseslus Kipruto, Bernard Nganga, Gilbert Kirui and Elijah Kipterege.
Doha Diamond League 2010 paid $3,000 for 4th in the 3000 m steeplechase, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Roba Gari, Elijah Kipterege, Silas Kosgei Kitum, Michael Kipyego, Ezekiel Kemboi and Paul Kipsiele Koech.
Shanghai Golden Grand Prix 2011 paid $2,500 for 5th in the 3000 m steeplechase, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Benjamin Kiplagat, Elijah Kipterege, Silas Kosgei Kitum, Brimin Kiprop Kipruto, Paul Kipsiele Koech and Hilal Yego.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Richard Kipkemboi Mateelong won?
$25,500, which ranks 992nd of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from ten paid finishes between 2010 and 2012.
What is Richard Kipkemboi Mateelong's biggest Diamond League payday?
$6,000, for finishing 2nd in the 3000 m steeplechase at the 2012 Qatar Athletic Super 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 Richard Kipkemboi Mateelong 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 Richard Kipkemboi Mateelong 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 Richard Kipkemboi Mateelong is Omar Cisneros on $25,500, and one below Ronald Musagala on $25,500. Richard Kipkemboi Mateelong 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 Richard Kipkemboi Mateelong 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 Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix has its own page across every edition of it.