Samuel Pihlström prize money
Samuel Pihlström has been paid $9,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 1643rd of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from four paid finishes in the men's 1500 m and men's mile, the best of them 5th.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kamila Skolimowska Memorial 2026 | 1500 m | 5th | $2,500 |
| Bauhausgalan 2026 | 1500 m | 11th | - |
| Bislett Games 2026 | Mile | 11th | - |
| Weltklasse Zürich 2026 | 1500 m | 16th | - |
| Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 2025 | 1500 m | 5th | $2,500 |
| AG Memorial Van Damme 2025 | 1500 m | 6th | $2,000 |
| Weltklasse Zürich 2025 | 1500 m | 8th | $2,000 |
| Bislett Games 2025 | Mile | 9th | - |
| All eight | two disciplines | - | $9,000 |
The four paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $9,000 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. Four of the eight starts paid nothing, because the series pays eight deep and the fields run past twenty.
The World Championships
What Samuel Pihlström did in Tokyo, 2025
| EVENT | PLACE | MARK | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 1500 metres | 11th | 3:35.74 | - |
Samuel Pihlström stood in one 2025 World Championships final in Tokyo and finished outside the money. The championships pay eight places, $70,000 for a title down to $5,000 for 8th, and nothing at all below that. The championships page holds all 49 events and the $8,498,000 they paid out.
The World Indoor Championships
What Samuel Pihlström did indoors, 2025 and 2026
| EVENT | PLACE | MARK | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 1500 metres | 4th | 3:40.59 | $8,000 |
| Men's 1500 metres | 5th | 3:39.67 | $6,000 |
The World Indoor Championships have paid Samuel Pihlström $14,000 for two finishes across Nanjing 2025 and Toruń 2026, against $9,000 from eight Diamond League starts between 2025 and 2026. Three days indoors paid him more than any whole Diamond League season has. The indoor championships page holds all 53 finals across two editions and the $4,632,000 they paid out.
Discipline by discipline
What each event has paid Samuel Pihlström
| DISCIPLINE | STARTS | WINS | YEARS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 1500 m | 6 | - | 2025 to 2026 | $9,000 |
| Men's mile | 2 | - | 2025 to 2026 | $0 |
The men's 1500 m has paid Samuel Pihlström $9,000 of the $9,000, which is 100% of everything the series has given him.
Season by season
2025 to 2026, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | - | Golden Gala Pietro Mennea | $6,500 |
| 2026 | 4 | - | Kamila Skolimowska Memorial | $2,500 |
season running total
2025 is the biggest of them, $6,500 from four starts. Every season from 2025 to 2026 paid him something. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $9,000.
Around Samuel Pihlström on the money list
Ranks 1623 to 1663
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1623 | Tobias Grønstad | Men's 800 m | - | $9,500 |
| 1624 | Wilfried Koffi Hua | two disciplines | - | $9,500 |
| 1625 | Xinyue Su | Women's discus throw | - | $9,500 |
| 1626 | Yamilé Aldama | Women's triple jump | - | $9,500 |
| 1627 | Rohan Watson | Men's 100 m | - | $9,250 |
| 1628 | Ryoichi Akamatsu | Men's high jump | - | $9,250 |
| 1629 | Tobias Scherbarth | Men's pole vault | - | $9,250 |
| 1630 | Zach Bradford | Men's pole vault | - | $9,250 |
| 1631 | Abdelati El Guesse | Men's 800 m | - | $9,000 |
| 1632 | Ben Blankenship | three disciplines | - | $9,000 |
| 1633 | Birtukan Fente Alemu | two disciplines | - | $9,000 |
| 1634 | Gerhard Mayer | Men's discus throw | - | $9,000 |
| 1635 | Helen Clitheroe | two disciplines | - | $9,000 |
| 1636 | Henrik Larsson | two disciplines | - | $9,000 |
| 1637 | Irina Rodrigues | Women's discus throw | - | $9,000 |
| 1638 | Jerome Blake | two disciplines | - | $9,000 |
| 1639 | Jonathan Jones | Men's 400 m | - | $9,000 |
| 1640 | Kim Juhl Christensen | Men's shot put | - | $9,000 |
| 1641 | Lawi Lalang | two disciplines | - | $9,000 |
| 1642 | Oscar Pistorius | Men's 400 m | - | $9,000 |
| 1643 | Samuel Pihlström | two disciplines | - | $9,000 |
| 1644 | Shawn Crawford | Men's 200 m | - | $9,000 |
| 1645 | Tatyana Lebedeva | Women's triple jump | - | $9,000 |
| 1646 | Tommi Evilä | Men's long jump | - | $9,000 |
| 1647 | Treniere Moser | two disciplines | - | $9,000 |
| 1648 | Veronica Borsi | Women's 100 m hurdles | - | $9,000 |
| 1649 | Veronica Vancardo | Women's 800 m | - | $9,000 |
| 1650 | Viivi Lehikoinen | Women's 400 m hurdles | - | $9,000 |
| 1651 | Yoann Kowal | two disciplines | - | $9,000 |
| 1652 | Giuseppe Gibilisco | Men's pole vault | - | $8,833 |
| 1653 | Arthur Cissé | two disciplines | - | $8,750 |
| 1654 | Aurel Manga | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $8,750 |
| 1655 | Aynadis Mebratu | two disciplines | - | $8,750 |
| 1656 | Elena Bellò | Women's 800 m | - | $8,750 |
| 1657 | Gabriel Constantino | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $8,750 |
| 1658 | Luiza Gega | two disciplines | - | $8,750 |
| 1659 | Monika Pyrek | Women's pole vault | - | $8,750 |
| 1660 | Mouhamadou Fall | two disciplines | - | $8,750 |
| 1661 | Saúl Ordóñez | two disciplines | - | $8,750 |
| 1662 | Alemnat Walle | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $8,500 |
| 1663 | Alex Rose | Men's discus throw | - | $8,500 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Samuel Pihlström is 1643rd of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $9,000.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Samuel Pihlström most
Kamila Skolimowska Memorial 2026 paid $2,500 for 5th in the 1500 m, one of fifteen in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Jake Heyward, Vincent Ciattei, Anass Essayi, Isaac Nader, Hobbs Kessler and Reynold Cheruiyot.
Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 2025 paid $2,500 for 5th in the 1500 m, one of sixteen in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Reynold Cheruiyot, Elliot Giles, Brian Komen, Oliver Hoare, Vincent Ciattei and Adrián Ben.
AG Memorial Van Damme 2025 paid $2,000 for 6th in the 1500 m, one of fifteen in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Ruben Verheyden, Louis Gilavert, Jake Wightman, Neil Gourley, Jochem Vermeulen and Andrew Coscoran.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Samuel Pihlström won?
$9,000, which ranks 1643rd of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from four paid finishes between 2025 and 2026.
What is Samuel Pihlström's biggest Diamond League payday?
$2,500, for finishing 5th in the 1500 m at the 2026 Kamila Skolimowska Memorial. The Diamond League pays by place rather than by performance, so that figure is what the card in force that season paid for 5th and would have paid anybody who finished there.
How does the Diamond League decide what Samuel Pihlström 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 1500 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.
Has Samuel Pihlström ever raced a Diamond League meeting for nothing?
Four times. The series pays the first eight and the fields run past twenty, so a ninth place is a Diamond League start that paid nothing at all. Those starts are in the result tables on this site either way.
How much has Samuel Pihlström won at the World Indoor Championships?
$14,000, from two paid finals across Toruń 2026 and Nanjing 2025. An indoor title pays $40,000 and the ladder runs six places deep, down to $4,000 for 6th, the same in every event on the programme and the same for a relay team.
Is this everything Samuel Pihlström earns from athletics?
No. This is the Diamond League, which is one series of 224 meetings. The World Indoor Championships money above is separate money from a separate payer, and none of it is added together here. It holds 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 Samuel Pihlström is Oscar Pistorius on $9,000, and one below Shawn Crawford on $9,000. Samuel Pihlström is one of 89 Sweden athletes athletics has paid, and Sweden athletics prize money adds them up to $2,690,592 across all six competitions. For the event itself, see men's 1500 m prize money and men's mile prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Samuel Pihlström has been paid in two 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 Kamila Skolimowska Memorial has its own page across every edition of it. Away from the series, World Championships prize money is Tokyo 2025, $8,498,000 paid eight places deep in every event, and the full final is on the men's 1500 metres page. Indoor championships prize money is the Nanjing 2025 and Toruń 2026 championships, $4,664,000 put up across 53 finals, and the indoor final is on the men's 1500 metres page.