Men's 1500 m prize money
The Diamond League has paid $2,859,000 in the men's 1500 m, to 141 athletes across 83 runnings of it, from 2010 to 2026. Timothy Cheruiyot has taken more of it than anyone, $377,750.
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. Eight of the 83 runnings were at the series final, which pays on its own ladder: $60,000 for the win at the 2026 final. Five of the 83 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 | 31 | 15 | 1st | $377,750 |
| 2 | Jakob Ingebrigtsen | 22 | 11 | 1st | $217,000 |
| 3 | Silas Kiplagat | 25 | 10 | 2nd | $178,000 |
| 4 | Asbel Kiprop | 23 | 8 | 1st | $143,000 |
| 5 | Elijah Manangoi | 12 | 4 | 2nd | $106,000 |
| 6 | Ayanleh Souleiman | 19 | 3 | 3rd | $105,500 |
| 7 | Yared Nuguse | 14 | 6 | 1st | $97,000 |
| 8 | Cameron Myers | 3 | 1 | 1st | $68,000 |
| 9 | Phanuel Koech | 6 | 1 | 2nd | $68,000 |
| 10 | Niels Laros | 4 | 2 | 1st | $63,000 |
| 11 | Nixon Kiplimo Chepseba | 11 | 2 | 1st | $51,000 |
| 12 | Aman Wote | 18 | 1 | 1st | $50,500 |
| 13 | Mekonnen Gebremedhin | 11 | 1 | 1st | $48,000 |
| 14 | Bethwell Birgen | 22 | 0 | 3rd | $47,250 |
| 15 | Reynold Cheruiyot | 12 | 0 | 2nd | $47,000 |
| 16 | Azeddine Habz | 14 | 2 | 1st | $46,250 |
| 17 | Abdalaati Iguider | 13 | 0 | 4th | $44,000 |
| 18 | Filip Ingebrigtsen | 11 | 0 | 3rd | $43,000 |
| 19 | Abel Kipsang | 8 | 2 | 1st | $42,750 |
| 20 | Cole Hocker | 6 | 1 | 1st | $42,000 |
| 21 | Ronald Kwemoi | 9 | 2 | 1st | $42,000 |
| 22 | Stewart McSweyn | 11 | 1 | 1st | $38,000 |
| 23 | Oliver Hoare | 10 | 0 | 3rd | $33,500 |
| 24 | Charles Simotwo | 13 | 0 | 2nd | $32,750 |
| 25 | Taoufik Makhloufi | 9 | 1 | 1st | $29,500 |
| 26 | Augustine Kiprono Choge | 6 | 1 | 1st | $29,000 |
| 27 | Jake Wightman | 4 | 2 | 1st | $28,000 |
| 28 | Josh Kerr | 7 | 0 | 2nd | $26,000 |
| 29 | Collins Cheboi | 10 | 0 | 3rd | $24,500 |
| 30 | Ronald Musagala | 6 | 1 | 1st | $22,500 |
| 31 | Mohamed Katir | 6 | 0 | 2nd | $22,000 |
| 32 | Vincent Kibet | 10 | 0 | 6th | $21,750 |
| 33 | Robert Biwott | 7 | 0 | 2nd | $20,500 |
| 34 | Isaac Nader | 6 | 0 | 2nd | $19,750 |
| 35 | Jakub Holuša | 8 | 0 | 2nd | $19,500 |
| 36 | Samuel Tefera | 7 | 0 | 2nd | $19,250 |
| 37 | Ethan Strand | 2 | 1 | 1st | $19,000 |
| 38 | Brahim Kaazouzi | 5 | 1 | 1st | $18,750 |
| 39 | James Kiplagat Magut | 7 | 0 | 3rd | $18,000 |
| 40 | Narve Gilje Nordås | 8 | 0 | 2nd | $18,000 |
Timothy Cheruiyot has collected $377,750 of the $2,859,000 this discipline has paid out, 13.2% of it. Timothy Cheruiyot has won fifteen of them, more than anyone else. 93 of the 141 athletes paid in this discipline were paid in it more than once. The table lists the 40 biggest of 141.
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 2010 four times. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Weltklasse Zürich | 11 | $600,000 |
| AG Memorial Van Damme | 9 | $435,000 |
| Herculis | 8 | $230,000 |
| Doha Diamond League | 8 | $225,000 |
| Bauhausgalan | 7 | $209,000 |
| Athletissima | 7 | $195,000 |
| Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat | 6 | $165,000 |
| IAAF Diamond League Shanghai | 5 | $150,000 |
| Meeting de Paris | 5 | $150,000 |
| Golden Gala Pietro Mennea | 4 | $120,000 |
| Birmingham Diamond League | 3 | $85,000 |
| Kamila Skolimowska Memorial | 3 | $85,000 |
| Bislett Games | 3 | $80,000 |
| London Athletics Meet | 2 | $75,000 |
| Müller Grand Prix Gateshead | 2 | $55,000 |
| 15 meetings | 83 | $2,859,000$2.9m |
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 eleven times and paid $600,000 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 83 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?
$2,859,000 across 83 runnings of it, to 141 athletes from 30 countries. That is 2.5% of everything the series has paid, and the 30th 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. Eight of the 83 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 $377,750 from 31 paid finishes, fifteen of them wins. 93 of the 141 athletes the discipline has paid were paid in it more than once.
Who has won the most Diamond League men's 1500 m titles?
Timothy Cheruiyot, on fifteen wins. 27 different athletes have won a Diamond League men's 1500 m across the 83 runnings on this site.
How often does the Diamond League run the men's 1500 m?
83 times across sixteen seasons, from 2010 to 2026, on the programmes of fifteen different meetings. Weltklasse Zürich has run it eleven 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. 663 payments have gone to 141 athletes in this discipline, and 226 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 1500 m, which has paid $3,561,500.
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