Silas Kiplagat prize money
Silas Kiplagat has been paid $7,500 by the Diamond League, which ranks 946th of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid. It came from two paid finishes in the men's 1500 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 he finished, and what the card paid for it
| MEETING | DISCIPLINE | PLACE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doha Diamond League 2017 | 1500 m | 2nd | $6,000 |
| Bislett Games 2017 | 1500 m | 7th | $1,500 |
| All two | Men's 1500 m | — | $7,500 |
The two paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $7,500 is two separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.01% of the $53,753,250 the 104 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Around Silas Kiplagat on the money list
Ranks 926 to 966
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 926 | Håvard Bentdal Ingvaldsen | Men's 400 m | — | $7,750 |
| 927 | Ilionis Guillaume | Women's triple jump | — | $7,750 |
| 928 | Patryk Dobek | two disciplines | — | $7,750 |
| 929 | Sage Watson | Women's 400 m hurdles | — | $7,750 |
| 930 | Shaun Maswanganyi | two disciplines | — | $7,750 |
| 931 | Tomohiro Shinno | Men's high jump | — | $7,667 |
| 932 | Ana Šimić | Women's high jump | — | $7,583 |
| 933 | Audrey Leduc | Women's 200 m | — | $7,500 |
| 934 | Constantin Preis | Men's 400 m hurdles | — | $7,500 |
| 935 | Craig Engels | two disciplines | — | $7,500 |
| 936 | Daisy Osakue | Women's discus throw | — | $7,500 |
| 937 | Henrik Larsson | two disciplines | — | $7,500 |
| 938 | Kateryna Tabashnyk | Women's high jump | — | $7,500 |
| 939 | Lomi Muleta | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | — | $7,500 |
| 940 | Luca Kozák | Women's 100 m hurdles | — | $7,500 |
| 941 | Marija Tolj | Women's discus throw | — | $7,500 |
| 942 | Mateusz Przybylko | Men's high jump | — | $7,500 |
| 943 | Mezgebu Sime | two disciplines | — | $7,500 |
| 944 | Olivia Markezich | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | — | $7,500 |
| 945 | Rayniah Jones | Women's 100 m hurdles | — | $7,500 |
| 946 | Silas Kiplagat | Men's 1500 m | — | $7,500 |
| 947 | Talitha Diggs | Women's 400 m | — | $7,500 |
| 948 | Thiago Braz da Silva | Men's pole vault | — | $7,500 |
| 949 | Vernon Turner | Men's high jump | — | $7,500 |
| 950 | Victoria Ohuruogu | Women's 400 m | — | $7,500 |
| 951 | Boglárka Takács | two disciplines | — | $7,250 |
| 952 | Charity Hufnagel | Women's high jump | — | $7,250 |
| 953 | Damian Czykier | Men's 110 m hurdles | — | $7,250 |
| 954 | Emmanuel Bamidele | Men's 400 m | — | $7,250 |
| 955 | Gatis Čakšs | Men's javelin throw | — | $7,250 |
| 956 | Julien Watrin | Men's 400 m hurdles | — | $7,250 |
| 957 | Margot Chevrier | Women's pole vault | — | $7,250 |
| 958 | Mario García | two disciplines | — | $7,250 |
| 959 | Nick Smidt | Men's 400 m hurdles | — | $7,250 |
| 960 | Ryan Zeze | Men's 200 m | — | $7,250 |
| 961 | Águeda Marqués | two disciplines | — | $7,000 |
| 962 | Anna Hall | three disciplines | — | $7,000 |
| 963 | Brooke Stratton | Women's long jump | — | $7,000 |
| 964 | Dai Qianqian | Women's javelin throw | — | $7,000 |
| 965 | Gerson Baldé | Men's long jump | — | $7,000 |
| 966 | Kemar Mowatt | Men's 400 m hurdles | — | $7,000 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Silas Kiplagat is 946th of the 2,112 athletes the 104 meetings on this site paid, on $7,500.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Silas Kiplagat most
Doha Diamond League 2017 paid $6,000 for 2nd in the 1500 m, one of thirteen in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Bethwell Birgen, Vincent Kibet, Timothy Cheruiyot, Robert Biwott, Ryan Gregson and Aman Wote.
Bislett Games 2017 paid $1,500 for 7th in the 1500 m, one of fourteen in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Jakub Holuša, Ayanleh Souleiman, Ryan Gregson, Abdalaati Iguider, Jake Wightman and Elijah Manangoi.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Silas Kiplagat won?
$7,500, which ranks 946th of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid across the 104 meetings on this site. It came from two paid finishes in 2017.
What is Silas Kiplagat's biggest Diamond League payday?
$6,000, for finishing 2nd in the 1500 m at the 2017 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 2nd and would have paid anybody who finished there.
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 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.
Is this everything Silas Kiplagat earns from athletics?
No. This is the Diamond League, which is one series of 104 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 2,112 athletes across the $53,753,250 the 104 meetings on this site paid out. One place above Silas Kiplagat is Rayniah Jones on $7,500, and one below Talitha Diggs on $7,500. Silas Kiplagat is one of 100 Kenya athletes athletics has paid, and Kenya athletics prize money adds them up to $4,636,250 across all six competitions. For the event itself, see men's 1500 m prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Silas Kiplagat 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 Doha Diamond League has its own page across every edition of it.