Men's 1000 m prize money
The Diamond League has paid $119,000 in the men's 1000 m, to 28 athletes across four runnings of it, from 2016 to 2026. Two athletes share the biggest total in the event, $20,000 each.
The series pays by finishing place and by nothing else, so a win here is worth what a win in any other discipline is worth: $10,000 at a 2026 series meeting, eight places paid, and nothing for ninth. It has never been on the programme for the series final, so the final ladder has never applied to it. One of the four runnings were Diamond+, which pays double.
Who the men's 1000 m has paid the most
Every running of it on this site, added up
| # | ATHLETE | PAID | WINS | BEST DAY | EARNED |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emmanuel Wanyonyi | 1 | 1 | 1st | $20,000 |
| 2 | Jake Wightman | 3 | 1 | 1st | $20,000 |
| 3 | Ayanleh Souleiman | 1 | 1 | 1st | $10,000 |
| 4 | Ferguson Rotich | 1 | 1 | 1st | $10,000 |
| 5 | Marco Arop | 1 | 0 | 2nd | $6,000 |
| 6 | Robert Biwott | 1 | 0 | 2nd | $6,000 |
| 7 | Djamel Sedjati | 1 | 0 | 3rd | $4,000 |
| 8 | Jonathan Kitilit | 1 | 0 | 3rd | $4,000 |
| 9 | Clayton Murphy | 1 | 0 | 3rd | $3,500 |
| 10 | Adam Kszczot | 1 | 0 | 4th | $3,000 |
| 11 | Asbel Kiprop | 1 | 0 | 4th | $3,000 |
| 12 | Azeddine Habz | 1 | 0 | 4th | $3,000 |
| 13 | Antoine Gakeme | 1 | 0 | 5th | $2,500 |
| 14 | Ben Pattison | 1 | 0 | 5th | $2,500 |
| 15 | Marcin Lewandowski | 1 | 0 | 5th | $2,500 |
| 16 | Bryce Hoppel | 2 | 0 | 5th | $2,250 |
| 17 | Gabriel Tual | 1 | 0 | 6th | $2,000 |
| 18 | Kipyegon Bett | 1 | 0 | 6th | $2,000 |
| 19 | Matthew Centrowitz Jr. | 1 | 0 | 6th | $2,000 |
| 20 | Wycliffe Kinyamal | 1 | 0 | 4th | $2,000 |
| 21 | Andrew Osagie | 1 | 0 | 7th | $1,500 |
| 22 | Ko Ochiai | 1 | 0 | 7th | $1,500 |
| 23 | Nicholas Kipkoech | 1 | 0 | 7th | $1,500 |
| 24 | Alfred Kipketer | 1 | 0 | 8th | $1,000 |
| 25 | Filip Ingebrigtsen | 1 | 0 | 8th | $1,000 |
| 26 | Josh Thompson | 1 | 0 | 6th | $1,000 |
| 27 | Luke McCann | 1 | 0 | 7th | $750 |
| 28 | Hobbs Kessler | 1 | 0 | 8th | $500 |
Two athletes are level at the top of the money list, $20,000 apiece, because the series pays by finishing place and every one of these meetings paid the same ladder. Two of the 28 athletes paid in this discipline were paid in it more than once.
Every Diamond League men's 1000 m
Who won it, what the win paid and what the field took
| SEASON | MEETING | WINNER | THE WIN | EVENT PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Herculis EBS | Emmanuel Wanyonyi | $20,000 | $40,000 |
| 2022 | Herculis | Jake Wightman | $10,000 | $25,000 |
| 2018 | Bauhausgalan | Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich | $10,000 | $24,000 |
| 2016 | Athletissima | Ayanleh Souleiman | $10,000 | $30,000 |
| 4 | 4 runnings | 4 winners | $50,000 | $119,000 |
What the men's 1000 m paid each season
season running total
The line is the running total. A season's figure is the rate multiplied by how many meetings put the discipline on, so the columns move with the programme rather than with who turned up: 2016 ran it once and 2016 once. Nobody has ever shared the win in it, so every figure in the win column is one athlete's cheque.
Where the men's 1000 m is run
The meetings that have put it on, and what each has paid for it
| MEETING | RUNNINGS | PAID FOR IT |
|---|---|---|
| Herculis EBS | 2 | $65,000 |
| Athletissima | 1 | $30,000 |
| Bauhausgalan | 1 | $24,000 |
| 3 meetings | 4 | $119,000 |
Every meeting pays the same ladder, so this column ranks how often each one put the discipline on rather than how generous it is. Herculis EBS has run it twice and paid $65,000 for it. Each meeting links to everything it has paid across every edition of it.
What each place pays in the men's 1000 m
The three ladders this discipline has been paid under
| PLACE | SERIES | SERIES | SERIES + |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | $10,000 | $10,000 | $20,000 |
| 2nd | $6,000 | $6,000 | $6,000 |
| 3rd | $4,000 | $3,500 | $4,000 |
| 4th | $3,000 | $2,000 | $3,000 |
| 5th | $2,500 | $1,250 | $2,500 |
| 6th | $2,000 | $1,000 | $2,000 |
| 7th | $1,500 | $750 | $1,500 |
| 8th | $1,000 | $500 | $1,000 |
| All eight | $30,000 | $25,000 | $40,000 |
One column per ladder, and none of them is specific to this discipline: the men's 1000 m is paid on the same card as the 100 m and the shot put at the same meeting. There is no appearance money in any of it, nothing for a record, and nothing at all for ninth place. The Diamond+ columns are the one of four runnings where the series doubled the discipline's rate for the day.
Frequently asked questions
How much prize money does the Diamond League pay in the men's 1000 m?
$119,000 across four runnings of it, to 28 athletes from twelve countries. That is 0.1% of everything the series has paid, and the 37th biggest of the 41 disciplines on this site.
What does a win in the men's 1000 m pay?
$10,000, and double that at a meeting where it is a Diamond+ discipline. It is the same figure in every discipline on a programme, so a win here pays exactly what a win in the 100 m pays.
Who has earned the most in the men's 1000 m?
Two athletes are level at the top on $20,000 each. Two of the 28 athletes the discipline has paid were paid in it more than once.
Who has won the most Diamond League men's 1000 m titles?
Four different athletes have won a Diamond League men's 1000 m across the four runnings on this site, and nobody has won it more than once.
How often does the Diamond League run the men's 1000 m?
Four times across four seasons, from 2016 to 2026, on the programmes of three different meetings. Herculis EBS has run it twice, more than anywhere else. The series rotates its programme, so no discipline is on every card.
How far down the field does the men's 1000 m pay?
Eight places, and ninth pays nothing however good the mark was. 31 payments have gone to 28 athletes in this discipline, and seven other finishes in the same result tables were worth nothing at all.
Where to next
The rest of the Diamond League money
Diamond League prize money holds all sixteen seasons on this site, 224 meetings and $113,397,000. The 2026 season is at Diamond League 2026. The other half of the event is at Women's 1000 m, which has paid $60,000.
Every other Diamond League discipline
- Women's 100 m
- Men's 100 m
- Women's 100 m hurdles
- Men's pole vault
- Women's 400 m
- Men's 800 m
- Men's 200 m
- Women's 800 m
- Men's 110 m hurdles
- Women's 200 m
- Men's 400 m
- Women's 400 m hurdles
- Men's 400 m hurdles
- Women's pole vault
- Women's high jump
- Women's 1500 m
- Men's high jump
- Men's 3000 m steeplechase
- Women's long jump
- Women's 3000 m steeplechase
- Men's shot put
- Men's long jump
- Women's discus throw
- Men's javelin throw
- Men's discus throw
- Women's triple jump
- Men's triple jump
- Women's javelin throw
- Women's shot put
- Men's 1500 m
- Men's 5000 m
- Women's 5000 m
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- Men's mile
- Men's 3000 m
- Women's mile
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- Women's 2 miles
- Women's 1000 m
- Men's 2 miles
Every Diamond League meeting
- Weltklasse Zürich
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- Prefontaine Classic
- Athletissima
- Meeting de Paris
- Golden Gala Pietro Mennea
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- Bislett Games
- Herculis EBS
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- Birmingham Diamond League
- Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat
- Anniversary Games
- London Athletics Meet
- Adidas Grand Prix
- Kamila Skolimowska Memorial
- Xiamen Diamond League
- Müller Grand Prix Gateshead
Every Diamond League season
- Diamond League 2026
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