Silas Kiplagat prize money
Silas Kiplagat has been paid $205,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 98th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from 30 paid finishes in the men's 1500 m and men's mile, eleven of them wins.
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
The 30 paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $205,000 is 30 separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.2% of the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Discipline by discipline
What each event has paid Silas Kiplagat
| DISCIPLINE | STARTS | WINS | YEARS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 1500 m | 25 | 10 | 2010 to 2017 | $178,000 |
| Men's mile | 5 | 1 | 2010 to 2015 | $27,000 |
The men's 1500 m has paid Silas Kiplagat $178,000 of the $205,000, which is 87% of everything the series has given him.
Season by season
2010 to 2017, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2 | 1 | Herculis | $12,000 |
| 2011 | 4 | 1 | DN Galan | $25,000 |
| 2012 | 4 | 3 | Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix | $33,000 |
| 2013 | 4 | 2 | Prefontaine Classic | $28,000 |
| 2014 | 5 | 2 | Golden Gala Pietro Mennea | $38,000 |
| 2015 | 4 | 2 | Shanghai Golden Grand Prix | $29,000 |
| 2016 | 3 | - | Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix | $8,500 |
| 2017 | 4 | - | Weltklasse Zürich | $31,500 |
season running total
2014 is the biggest of them, $38,000 from five starts. Every season from 2010 to 2017 paid him something. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $205,000.
Around Silas Kiplagat on the money list
Ranks 78 to 118
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | Hagos Gebrhiwet | two disciplines | 10 | $235,000 |
| 79 | Nijel Amos | Men's 800 m | 13 | $233,500 |
| 80 | Andre De Grasse | two disciplines | 11 | $233,000 |
| 81 | Reese Hoffa | Men's shot put | 14 | $226,500 |
| 82 | Fabiana Murer | Women's pole vault | 13 | $223,000 |
| 83 | Paul Kipsiele Koech | two disciplines | 9 | $222,500 |
| 84 | Dawn Harper-Nelson | Women's 100 m hurdles | 15 | $220,500 |
| 85 | Amantle Montsho | Women's 400 m | 12 | $219,500 |
| 86 | Masai Russell | Women's 100 m hurdles | 8 | $219,500 |
| 87 | Yomif Kejelcha | three disciplines | 11 | $217,500 |
| 88 | Letsile Tebogo | two disciplines | 10 | $213,250 |
| 89 | Ayanleh Souleiman | four disciplines | 8 | $212,000 |
| 90 | Hyvin Jepkemoi | two disciplines | 8 | $212,000 |
| 91 | LaShawn Merritt | two disciplines | 16 | $212,000 |
| 92 | Andy Díaz | Men's triple jump | 10 | $211,500 |
| 93 | Thomas Röhler | Men's javelin throw | 9 | $211,250 |
| 94 | Shamier Little | two disciplines | 4 | $211,000 |
| 95 | Brittney Reese | Women's long jump | 12 | $210,500 |
| 96 | Jairus Kipchoge Birech | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | 10 | $208,000 |
| 97 | Gudaf Tsegay | five disciplines | 7 | $206,500 |
| 98 | Silas Kiplagat | two disciplines | 11 | $205,000 |
| 99 | Genzebe Dibaba | five disciplines | 12 | $204,500 |
| 100 | Danielle Williams | Women's 100 m hurdles | 7 | $204,250 |
| 101 | Yarisley Silva | Women's pole vault | 7 | $203,333 |
| 102 | Justin Gatlin | two disciplines | 16 | $203,250 |
| 103 | Kimberly Williams | Women's triple jump | 1 | $203,250 |
| 104 | Kyron McMaster | two disciplines | 3 | $202,250 |
| 105 | Christina Schwanitz | Women's shot put | 10 | $202,000 |
| 106 | Tero Pitkämäki | Men's javelin throw | 10 | $202,000 |
| 107 | Haruka Kitaguchi | Women's javelin throw | 11 | $199,500 |
| 108 | Faith Cherotich | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | 8 | $198,000 |
| 109 | Nina Kennedy | Women's pole vault | 11 | $197,500 |
| 110 | Winfred Yavi | two disciplines | 8 | $197,500 |
| 111 | Ajeé Wilson | Women's 800 m | 6 | $197,250 |
| 112 | Sofia Assefa | two disciplines | 4 | $196,000 |
| 113 | Gianmarco Tamberi | Men's high jump | 6 | $195,958 |
| 114 | Stephenie Ann McPherson | two disciplines | 4 | $194,750 |
| 115 | Mercy Cherono | five disciplines | 9 | $194,500 |
| 116 | Gerd Kanter | Men's discus throw | 9 | $194,000 |
| 117 | Bohdan Bondarenko | Men's high jump | 12 | $193,583 |
| 118 | Freweyni Hailu | five disciplines | 7 | $193,000 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Silas Kiplagat is 98th of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $205,000.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Silas Kiplagat most
Weltklasse Zürich 2017 paid $20,000 for 2nd in the 1500 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Elijah Manangoi, Asbel Kiprop, Charles Simotwo, Vincent Kibet, Jake Wightman and Jakub Holuša.
Shanghai Golden Grand Prix 2015 paid $10,000 for 1st in the 1500 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Hillary Ngetich, Collins Cheboi, Ben Blankenship, Robert Biwott, James Kiplagat Magut and Jakub Holuša.
Meeting Areva 2015 paid $10,000 for 1st in the 1500 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Ayanleh Souleiman, Ronald Kwemoi, Taoufik Makhloufi, Robert Biwott, Abdalaati Iguider and James Kiplagat Magut.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Silas Kiplagat won?
$205,000, which ranks 98th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from 30 paid finishes between 2010 and 2017.
What is Silas Kiplagat's biggest Diamond League payday?
$20,000, for finishing 2nd in the 1500 m at the 2017 Weltklasse Zürich. That is a final, which is why it is the biggest: the final pays two to five times what the same place is worth at a series meeting.
How does the Diamond League decide what Silas Kiplagat 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 win 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.
How many Diamond League meetings has Silas Kiplagat won?
Eleven of 30, worth $110,000 between them. One of his appearance came at a final, which paid $20,000.
Is this everything Silas Kiplagat 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 Silas Kiplagat is Gudaf Tsegay on $206,500, and one below Genzebe Dibaba on $204,500. Silas Kiplagat 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 1500 m prize money and men's mile prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Silas Kiplagat 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 Weltklasse Zürich has its own page across every edition of it.