Men's 1500 m prize money
The Diamond League has paid $1,525,000 in the men's 1500 m, to 91 athletes across 43 runnings of it, from 2017 to 2026. Timothy Cheruiyot has taken more of it than anyone, $221,750.
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. Six of the 43 runnings were at the series final, which pays on its own ladder: $60,000 for the win at the 2026 final. Five of the 43 runnings were Diamond+, which pays double.
Who the men's 1500 m has paid the most
Every running of it on this site, added up
| # | ATHLETE | PAID | WINS | BEST DAY | EARNED |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Timothy Cheruiyot | 23 | 8 | 1st | $221,750 |
| 2 | Jakob Ingebrigtsen | 21 | 11 | 1st | $214,000 |
| 3 | Yared Nuguse | 14 | 6 | 1st | $97,000 |
| 4 | Cameron Myers | 3 | 1 | 1st | $68,000 |
| 5 | Phanuel Koech | 6 | 1 | 2nd | $68,000 |
| 6 | Niels Laros | 4 | 2 | 1st | $63,000 |
| 7 | Reynold Cheruiyot | 12 | 0 | 2nd | $47,000 |
| 8 | Azeddine Habz | 14 | 2 | 1st | $46,250 |
| 9 | Abel Kipsang | 8 | 2 | 1st | $42,750 |
| 10 | Cole Hocker | 6 | 1 | 1st | $42,000 |
| 11 | Stewart McSweyn | 11 | 1 | 1st | $38,000 |
| 12 | Oliver Hoare | 10 | 0 | 3rd | $33,500 |
| 13 | Elijah Manangoi | 3 | 2 | 1st | $26,000 |
| 14 | Josh Kerr | 7 | 0 | 2nd | $26,000 |
| 15 | Ayanleh Souleiman | 5 | 0 | 2nd | $25,000 |
| 16 | Jake Wightman | 3 | 2 | 1st | $25,000 |
| 17 | Filip Ingebrigtsen | 5 | 0 | 3rd | $22,000 |
| 18 | Mohamed Katir | 6 | 0 | 2nd | $22,000 |
| 19 | Ronald Musagala | 5 | 1 | 1st | $21,500 |
| 20 | Isaac Nader | 6 | 0 | 2nd | $19,750 |
| 21 | Ethan Strand | 2 | 1 | 1st | $19,000 |
| 22 | Narve Gilje Nordås | 8 | 0 | 2nd | $18,000 |
| 23 | Bethwell Birgen | 7 | 0 | 3rd | $17,250 |
| 24 | Brian Komen | 4 | 1 | 1st | $15,750 |
| 25 | Anass Essayi | 5 | 0 | 3rd | $14,500 |
| 26 | Elliot Giles | 7 | 0 | 3rd | $14,000 |
| 27 | Charles Simotwo | 7 | 0 | 3rd | $13,250 |
| 28 | Hobbs Kessler | 5 | 0 | 3rd | $11,000 |
| 29 | Vincent Ciattei | 5 | 0 | 4th | $11,000 |
| 30 | George Mills | 5 | 0 | 2nd | $10,000 |
| 31 | Jonah Koech | 1 | 1 | 1st | $10,000 |
| 32 | Ignacio Fontes | 3 | 0 | 2nd | $9,000 |
| 33 | Jake Heyward | 3 | 0 | 2nd | $9,000 |
| 34 | Marcin Lewandowski | 3 | 0 | 6th | $9,000 |
| 35 | Samuel Pihlström | 4 | 0 | 5th | $9,000 |
| 36 | Vincent Kibet | 4 | 0 | 4th | $8,250 |
| 37 | Lamecha Girma | 2 | 0 | 2nd | $8,000 |
| 38 | Ronald Kwemoi | 3 | 0 | 3rd | $7,500 |
| 39 | Silas Kiplagat | 2 | 0 | 2nd | $7,500 |
| 40 | Michał Rozmys | 4 | 0 | 3rd | $7,250 |
Timothy Cheruiyot has collected $221,750 of the $1,525,000 this discipline has paid out, 14.5% of it. Jakob Ingebrigtsen has won eleven of them, more than anyone else. 61 of the 91 athletes paid in this discipline were paid in it more than once. The table lists the 40 biggest of 91.
Every Diamond League men's 1500 m
Who won it, what the win paid and what the field took
What the men's 1500 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: 2024 ran it seven times and 2018 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 1500 m is run
The meetings that have put it on, and what each has paid for it
| MEETING | RUNNINGS | PAID FOR IT |
|---|---|---|
| AG Memorial Van Damme | 5 | $315,000 |
| Weltklasse Zürich | 6 | $310,000 |
| Doha Diamond League | 5 | $135,000 |
| Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat | 5 | $135,000 |
| Athletissima | 4 | $105,000 |
| Bauhausgalan | 3 | $95,000 |
| Kamila Skolimowska Memorial | 3 | $85,000 |
| Bislett Games | 3 | $80,000 |
| London Athletics Meet | 2 | $75,000 |
| Meeting de Paris | 2 | $60,000 |
| Herculis | 2 | $50,000 |
| Golden Gala Pietro Mennea | 1 | $30,000 |
| Birmingham Diamond League | 1 | $25,000 |
| Müller Grand Prix Gateshead | 1 | $25,000 |
| 14 meetings | 43 | $1,525,000$1.5m |
Every meeting pays the same ladder, so this column ranks how often each one put the discipline on rather than how generous it is. Weltklasse Zürich has run it six times and paid $310,000 for it. Each meeting links to everything it has paid across every edition of it.
What each place pays in the men's 1500 m
The nine ladders this discipline has been paid under
| PLACE | SERIES | SERIES | SERIES | SERIES + | SERIES + | FINAL | FINAL | FINAL + | FINAL + |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | $10,000 | $10,000 | $10,000 | $20,000 | $20,000 | $50,000 | $30,000 | $50,000 | $60,000 |
| 2nd | $6,000 | $6,000 | $6,000 | $10,000 | $6,000 | $20,000 | $12,000 | $20,000 | $20,000 |
| 3rd | $4,000 | $3,500 | $4,000 | $6,000 | $4,000 | $10,000 | $7,000 | $10,000 | $9,000 |
| 4th | $3,000 | $2,000 | $3,000 | $5,000 | $3,000 | $6,000 | $4,000 | $6,000 | $4,000 |
| 5th | $2,500 | $1,250 | $2,500 | $3,000 | $2,500 | $5,000 | $2,500 | $5,000 | $2,500 |
| 6th | $2,000 | $1,000 | $2,000 | $2,500 | $2,000 | $4,000 | $2,000 | $4,000 | $2,000 |
| 7th | $1,500 | $750 | $1,500 | $2,000 | $1,500 | $3,000 | $1,500 | $3,000 | $1,500 |
| 8th | $1,000 | $500 | $1,000 | $1,500 | $1,000 | $2,000 | $1,000 | $2,000 | $1,000 |
| All eight | $30,000 | $25,000 | $30,000 | $50,000 | $40,000 | $100,000 | $60,000 | $100,000 | $100,000 |
One column per ladder, and none of them is specific to this discipline: the men's 1500 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 five of 43 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 1500 m?
$1,525,000 across 43 runnings of it, to 91 athletes from 26 countries. That is 2.8% of everything the series has paid, and the 19th biggest of the 41 disciplines on this site.
What does a win in the men's 1500 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. Six of the 43 runnings were at the series final, which pays on its own ladder: $60,000 for the win at the 2026 final.
Who has earned the most in the men's 1500 m?
Timothy Cheruiyot, on $221,750 from 23 paid finishes, eight of them wins. 61 of the 91 athletes the discipline has paid were paid in it more than once.
Who has won the most Diamond League men's 1500 m titles?
Jakob Ingebrigtsen, on eleven wins. Sixteen different athletes have won a Diamond League men's 1500 m across the 43 runnings on this site.
How often does the Diamond League run the men's 1500 m?
43 times across nine seasons, from 2017 to 2026, on the programmes of fourteen different meetings. Weltklasse Zürich has run it six times, 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 1500 m pay?
Eight places, and ninth pays nothing however good the mark was. 344 payments have gone to 91 athletes in this discipline, and 225 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 nine seasons on this site, 104 meetings and $53,753,250. The 2026 season is at Diamond League 2026. The other half of the event is at Women's 1500 m, which has paid $1,725,000.
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Every Diamond League meeting
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