Sally Kipyego prize money
Sally Kipyego has been paid $38,500 by the Diamond League, which ranks 769th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from eleven paid finishes in the women's 5000 m and women's 3000 m, 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 she finished, and what the card paid for it
| MEETING | DISCIPLINE | PLACE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prefontaine Classic 2015 | 5000 m | 4th | $3,000 |
| Adidas Grand Prix 2014 | 3000 m | 4th | $3,000 |
| Herculis 2014 | 5000 m | 4th | $3,000 |
| Aviva British Grand Prix 2012 | 3000 m | 3rd | $4,000 |
| Memorial van Damme 2012 | 5000 m | 7th | $1,500 |
| DN Galan 2011 | 5000 m | 2nd | $6,000 |
| Weltklasse Zürich 2011 | 5000 m | 2nd | $6,000 |
| Prefontaine Classic 2011 | 5000 m | 4th | $3,000 |
| New York adidas Grand Prix 2010 | 5000 m | 4th | $3,000 |
| London Grand Prix 2010 | 5000 m | 4th | $3,000 |
| Memorial Van Damme 2010 | 5000 m | 4th | $3,000 |
| All eleven | two disciplines | - | $38,500 |
The eleven paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $38,500 is eleven separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.03% of the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Discipline by discipline
What each event has paid Sally Kipyego
| DISCIPLINE | STARTS | WINS | YEARS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 5000 m | 9 | - | 2010 to 2015 | $31,500 |
| Women's 3000 m | 2 | - | 2012 to 2014 | $7,000 |
The women's 5000 m has paid Sally Kipyego $31,500 of the $38,500, which is 82% of everything the series has given her.
Season by season
2010 to 2015, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3 | - | New York adidas Grand Prix | $9,000 |
| 2011 | 3 | - | DN Galan | $15,000 |
| 2012 | 2 | - | Aviva British Grand Prix | $5,500 |
| 2013 | - | - | - | - |
| 2014 | 2 | - | Adidas Grand Prix | $6,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | - | Prefontaine Classic | $3,000 |
season running total
2011 is the biggest of them, $15,000 from three starts. No Diamond League meeting paid Sally Kipyego in 2013, so that column stands at nothing. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $38,500.
Around Sally Kipyego on the money list
Ranks 749 to 789
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 749 | Nadine Kleinert | Women's shot put | - | $40,000 |
| 750 | Petr Frydrych | Men's javelin throw | 1 | $40,000 |
| 751 | Xiang Liu | Men's 110 m hurdles | 3 | $40,000 |
| 752 | Zarck Visser | Men's long jump | 1 | $40,000 |
| 753 | Amine Laalou | three disciplines | 1 | $39,500 |
| 754 | Cindy Sember | Women's 100 m hurdles | 2 | $39,500 |
| 755 | Josh Hoey | two disciplines | 1 | $39,500 |
| 756 | Pamela Jelimo | Women's 800 m | 2 | $39,500 |
| 757 | Youssef Ahmed Masrahi | Men's 400 m | 1 | $39,500 |
| 758 | Shiann Salmon | Women's 400 m hurdles | 1 | $39,250 |
| 759 | Halima Hachlaf | Women's 800 m | 2 | $39,000 |
| 760 | Kim Amb | Men's javelin throw | 1 | $39,000 |
| 761 | Leonel Manzano | three disciplines | 1 | $39,000 |
| 762 | Paul Chelimo | three disciplines | 1 | $39,000 |
| 763 | Bryce Deadmon | Men's 400 m | - | $38,750 |
| 764 | Candice McLeod | Women's 400 m | - | $38,750 |
| 765 | Romain Mesnil | Men's pole vault | 1 | $38,583 |
| 766 | Anneisha McLaughlin-Whilby | two disciplines | - | $38,500 |
| 767 | Molly Ludlow | Women's 800 m | - | $38,500 |
| 768 | Nelson Évora | Men's triple jump | - | $38,500 |
| 769 | Sally Kipyego | two disciplines | - | $38,500 |
| 770 | Sarah Billings | three disciplines | - | $38,500 |
| 771 | Alessia Trost | Women's high jump | - | $38,333 |
| 772 | Daisy Jepkemei | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | 1 | $38,250 |
| 773 | Mateusz Kołodziejski | Men's high jump | 1 | $38,250 |
| 774 | Paraskevi Papachristou | Women's triple jump | - | $38,250 |
| 775 | Christoph Harting | Men's discus throw | - | $38,000 |
| 776 | Nelly Jepkosgei | two disciplines | 1 | $38,000 |
| 777 | Sha'Keela Saunders | Women's long jump | - | $38,000 |
| 778 | Julian Forte | two disciplines | 1 | $37,750 |
| 779 | Eliza McCartney | Women's pole vault | - | $37,625 |
| 780 | Femi Ogunode | two disciplines | - | $37,500 |
| 781 | Flor Ruiz | Women's javelin throw | - | $37,500 |
| 782 | Kariem Hussein | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $37,500 |
| 783 | Rojé Stona | Men's discus throw | - | $37,500 |
| 784 | Jackline Chepkoech | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | 2 | $37,250 |
| 785 | Damar Forbes | Men's long jump | 2 | $37,000 |
| 786 | Katarina Johnson-Thompson | two disciplines | - | $37,000 |
| 787 | Nafissatou Thiam | two disciplines | 1 | $37,000 |
| 788 | Sylvia Jebiwot Kibet | two disciplines | - | $37,000 |
| 789 | Wilma Heltelä | Women's pole vault | 1 | $37,000 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Sally Kipyego is 769th of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $38,500.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Sally Kipyego most
DN Galan 2011 paid $6,000 for 2nd in the 5000 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Sylvia Jebiwot Kibet, Shalane Flanagan, Priscah Jepleting Cherono, Pauline Chemning Korikwiang, Mercy Cherono and Dolores Checa.
Weltklasse Zürich 2011 paid $6,000 for 2nd in the 5000 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Linet Chepkwemoi Masai, Sylvia Jebiwot Kibet, Priscah Jepleting Cherono, Meselech Melkamu, Sentayehu Ejigu and Viola Jelagat Kibiwot.
Aviva British Grand Prix 2012 paid $4,000 for 3rd in the 3000 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Viola Jelagat Kibiwot, Veronica Wanjiru, Julia Bleasdale, Gelete Burka, Emebet Anteneh and Mercy Cherono.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Sally Kipyego won?
$38,500, which ranks 769th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from eleven paid finishes between 2010 and 2015.
What is Sally Kipyego's biggest Diamond League payday?
$6,000, for finishing 2nd in the 5000 m at the 2011 DN Galan. 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 Sally Kipyego 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 Sally 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 her, 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 Sally Kipyego is Nelson Évora on $38,500, and one below Sarah Billings on $38,500. Sally 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 women's 5000 m prize money and women's 3000 m prize money. The series has paid out in 20 women's disciplines and Sally Kipyego has been paid in two of them. The biggest of the rest are women's 100 m, women's 100 m hurdles and women's 400 m. Every meeting she has raced is linked in the table at the top of this page, and Prefontaine Classic has its own page across every edition of it.