Silas Kosgei Kitum prize money
Silas Kosgei Kitum has been paid $3,500 by the Diamond League, which ranks 2329th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from three paid finishes in the men's 3000 m steeplechase, the best of them 7th.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial van Damme 2012 | 3000 m steeplechase | 8th | $1,000 |
| Shanghai Golden Grand Prix 2011 | 3000 m steeplechase | 8th | $1,000 |
| Doha Diamond League 2010 | 3000 m steeplechase | 7th | $1,500 |
| All three | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $3,500 |
The three paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $3,500 is three separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.00% 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 | 1 | - | Doha Diamond League | $1,500 |
| 2011 | 1 | - | Shanghai Golden Grand Prix | $1,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | - | Memorial van Damme | $1,000 |
season running total
2010 is the biggest of them, $1,500 from one start. Every season from 2010 to 2012 paid him something. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $3,500.
Around Silas Kosgei Kitum on the money list
Ranks 2309 to 2349
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2309 | Łukasz Grzeszczuk | Men's javelin throw | - | $3,500 |
| 2310 | Małgorzata Trybańska | Women's triple jump | - | $3,500 |
| 2311 | Marcus Thomsen | Men's shot put | - | $3,500 |
| 2312 | Margaret Adeoye | Women's 200 m | - | $3,500 |
| 2313 | Martyn Bernard | Men's high jump | - | $3,500 |
| 2314 | Mesud Pezer | Men's shot put | - | $3,500 |
| 2315 | Michael Saruni | Men's 800 m | - | $3,500 |
| 2316 | Morgan Mitchell | two disciplines | - | $3,500 |
| 2317 | Nadia Akpana Assa | Women's long jump | - | $3,500 |
| 2318 | Nathan Brannen | two disciplines | - | $3,500 |
| 2319 | Osama Zoghlami | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $3,500 |
| 2320 | Parul Chaudhary | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $3,500 |
| 2321 | Paula Sevilla | two disciplines | - | $3,500 |
| 2322 | Qinggang Zhao | Men's javelin throw | - | $3,500 |
| 2323 | Ramon Gittens | Men's 100 m | - | $3,500 |
| 2324 | Satomi Kubokura | Women's 400 m hurdles | - | $3,500 |
| 2325 | Sebastián Martos | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $3,500 |
| 2326 | Shashalee Forbes | two disciplines | - | $3,500 |
| 2327 | Sheree Ruff | Women's high jump | - | $3,500 |
| 2328 | Shota Iizuka | Men's 200 m | - | $3,500 |
| 2329 | Silas Kosgei Kitum | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $3,500 |
| 2330 | Simon Batz | Men's long jump | - | $3,500 |
| 2331 | Simon Wieland | Men's javelin throw | - | $3,500 |
| 2332 | Stine Kufaas | Women's high jump | - | $3,500 |
| 2333 | Success Eduan | Women's 200 m | - | $3,500 |
| 2334 | Summer Pierson | Women's discus throw | - | $3,500 |
| 2335 | Teresa Nzola Meso | Women's triple jump | - | $3,500 |
| 2336 | Tony van Diepen | two disciplines | - | $3,500 |
| 2337 | Valentina Rosamilia | Women's 800 m | - | $3,500 |
| 2338 | William Grimsey | Men's high jump | - | $3,500 |
| 2339 | Xie Zhiyu | two disciplines | - | $3,500 |
| 2340 | Stefano Sottile | Men's high jump | - | $3,375 |
| 2341 | Assia Raziki | Women's 800 m | - | $3,250 |
| 2342 | Brett Robinson | Men's 5000 m | - | $3,250 |
| 2343 | David King | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $3,250 |
| 2344 | Esther Guerrero | two disciplines | - | $3,250 |
| 2345 | Jamie Webb | Men's 800 m | - | $3,250 |
| 2346 | Kristen Brown | Women's pole vault | - | $3,250 |
| 2347 | Leah Falland | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $3,250 |
| 2348 | Oskar Edlund | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $3,250 |
| 2349 | Rani Rosius | two disciplines | - | $3,250 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Silas Kosgei Kitum is 2329th of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $3,500.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Silas Kosgei Kitum most
Doha Diamond League 2010 paid $1,500 for 7th in the 3000 m steeplechase, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Michael Kipyego, Ezekiel Kemboi, Paul Kipsiele Koech, Tarik Langat Akdag, Richard Kipkemboi Mateelong and Roba Gari.
Memorial van Damme 2012 paid $1,000 for 8th in the 3000 m steeplechase, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Brimin Kiprop Kipruto, Conseslus Kipruto, Paul Kipsiele Koech, Jairus Kipchoge Birech, Hilal Yego and Abel Kiprop Mutai.
Shanghai Golden Grand Prix 2011 paid $1,000 for 8th in the 3000 m steeplechase, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Brimin Kiprop Kipruto, Paul Kipsiele Koech, Hilal Yego, Tarik Langat Akdag, Richard Kipkemboi Mateelong and Benjamin Kiplagat.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Silas Kosgei Kitum won?
$3,500, which ranks 2329th of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from three paid finishes between 2010 and 2012.
What is Silas Kosgei Kitum's biggest Diamond League payday?
$1,500, for finishing 7th in the 3000 m steeplechase at the 2010 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 7th and would have paid anybody who finished there.
How does the Diamond League decide what Silas Kosgei Kitum 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 Silas Kosgei Kitum 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 Kosgei Kitum is Shota Iizuka on $3,500, and one below Simon Batz on $3,500. Silas Kosgei Kitum 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 Silas Kosgei Kitum 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 Memorial van Damme has its own page across every edition of it.