Men's 3000 m prize money
The Diamond League has paid $495,000 in the men's 3000 m, to 68 athletes across sixteen runnings of it, from 2017 to 2026. Jakob Ingebrigtsen has taken more of it than anyone, $50,000.
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. Two of the sixteen runnings were at the series final, which pays on its own ladder: $30,000 for the win at the 2025 final.
Who the men's 3000 m has paid the most
Every running of it on this site, added up
| # | ATHLETE | PAID | WINS | BEST DAY | EARNED |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jakob Ingebrigtsen | 3 | 3 | 1st | $50,000 |
| 2 | Yomif Kejelcha | 5 | 1 | 2nd | $33,500 |
| 3 | Grant Fisher | 5 | 0 | 2nd | $30,000 |
| 4 | Jimmy Gressier | 1 | 1 | 1st | $30,000 |
| 5 | Dominic Lokinyomo Lobalu | 4 | 2 | 1st | $27,250 |
| 6 | Berihu Aregawi | 5 | 0 | 2nd | $23,500 |
| 7 | Selemon Barega | 5 | 1 | 1st | $20,500 |
| 8 | Ronald Kwemoi | 3 | 1 | 1st | $17,250 |
| 9 | Stewart McSweyn | 6 | 0 | 2nd | $15,250 |
| 10 | Mohamed Abdilaahi | 2 | 1 | 1st | $14,000 |
| 11 | Andreas Almgren | 4 | 0 | 3rd | $13,750 |
| 12 | Muktar Edris | 3 | 1 | 1st | $13,000 |
| 13 | Thierry Ndikumwenayo | 2 | 1 | 1st | $11,250 |
| 14 | Jacob Krop | 5 | 0 | 2nd | $10,750 |
| 15 | Narve Gilje Nordås | 2 | 1 | 1st | $10,500 |
| 16 | Lamecha Girma | 1 | 1 | 1st | $10,000 |
| 17 | Mohamed Katir | 1 | 1 | 1st | $10,000 |
| 18 | Parker Wolfe | 1 | 1 | 1st | $10,000 |
| 19 | Nicholas Kimeli | 3 | 0 | 3rd | $9,500 |
| 20 | Joshua Cheptegei | 2 | 0 | 2nd | $9,000 |
| 21 | Telahun Haile Bekele | 4 | 0 | 4th | $8,750 |
| 22 | Graham Blanks | 2 | 0 | 2nd | $8,000 |
| 23 | Jacob Kiplimo | 2 | 0 | 2nd | $7,500 |
| 24 | Cornelius Kemboi | 3 | 0 | 3rd | $7,000 |
| 25 | Birhanu Balew | 3 | 0 | 5th | $6,500 |
| 26 | Luis Grijalva | 3 | 0 | 3rd | $6,000 |
| 27 | Paul Chelimo | 1 | 0 | 2nd | $6,000 |
| 28 | Reynold Cheruiyot | 1 | 0 | 2nd | $6,000 |
| 29 | Biniam Mehary | 2 | 0 | 5th | $5,000 |
| 30 | Andrew Butchart | 2 | 0 | 3rd | $4,500 |
| 31 | Timothy Cheruiyot | 2 | 0 | 4th | $4,250 |
| 32 | Cameron Myers | 1 | 0 | 3rd | $4,000 |
| 33 | Edwin Kurgat | 1 | 0 | 3rd | $3,500 |
| 34 | Adel Mechaal | 2 | 0 | 5th | $3,000 |
| 35 | Ben True | 2 | 0 | 6th | $3,000 |
| 36 | Caleb Ndiku | 1 | 0 | 4th | $3,000 |
| 37 | Egide Ntakarutimana | 1 | 0 | 4th | $3,000 |
| 38 | Henrik Ingebrigtsen | 1 | 0 | 4th | $3,000 |
| 39 | Albert Rop | 1 | 0 | 5th | $2,500 |
| 40 | Ky Robinson | 1 | 0 | 6th | $2,000 |
Jakob Ingebrigtsen has collected $50,000 of the $495,000 this discipline has paid out, 10.1% of it. Jakob Ingebrigtsen has won three of them, more than anyone else. 28 of the 68 athletes paid in this discipline were paid in it more than once. The table lists the 40 biggest of 68.
Every Diamond League men's 3000 m
Who won it, what the win paid and what the field took
| SEASON | MEETING | WINNER | THE WIN | EVENT PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Shanghai Diamond League | Mohamed Abdilaahi | $10,000 | $30,000 |
| 2026 | Weltklasse Zürich | Parker Wolfe | $10,000 | $30,000 |
| 2025 | Weltklasse Zürich | Jimmy Gressier | $30,000 | $60,000 |
| 2024 | Bauhausgalan | Narve Gilje Nordås | $10,000 | $25,000 |
| 2024 | London Athletics Meet | Dominic Lokinyomo Lobalu | $10,000 | $25,000 |
| 2024 | Kamila Skolimowska Memorial | Jakob Ingebrigtsen | $10,000 | $25,000 |
| 2023 | Doha Diamond League | Lamecha Girma | $10,000 | $25,000 |
| 2023 | Prefontaine Classic | Jakob Ingebrigtsen | $30,000 | $60,000 |
| 2022 | Bauhausgalan | Dominic Lokinyomo Lobalu | $10,000 | $25,000 |
| 2022 | Herculis | Thierry Ndikumwenayo | $10,000 | $25,000 |
| 2021 | Bislett Games | Yomif Kejelcha | $10,000 | $25,000 |
| 2021 | Anniversary Games | Mohamed Katir | $10,000 | $25,000 |
| 2021 | Athletissima | Jakob Ingebrigtsen | $10,000 | $25,000 |
| 2019 | Oslo Bislett Games | Selemon Barega | $10,000 | $30,000 |
| 2017 | Doha Diamond League | Ronald Kwemoi | $10,000 | $30,000 |
| 2017 | Meeting de Paris | Muktar Edris | $10,000 | $30,000 |
| 8 | 16 runnings | 13 winners | $200,000 | $495,000 |
What the men's 3000 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: 2021 ran it three times and 2019 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 3000 m is run
The meetings that have put it on, and what each has paid for it
| MEETING | RUNNINGS | PAID FOR IT |
|---|---|---|
| Weltklasse Zürich | 2 | $90,000 |
| Prefontaine Classic | 1 | $60,000 |
| Bislett Games | 2 | $55,000 |
| Doha Diamond League | 2 | $55,000 |
| Bauhausgalan | 2 | $50,000 |
| Meeting de Paris | 1 | $30,000 |
| Shanghai Diamond League | 1 | $30,000 |
| Anniversary Games | 1 | $25,000 |
| Athletissima | 1 | $25,000 |
| Herculis | 1 | $25,000 |
| Kamila Skolimowska Memorial | 1 | $25,000 |
| London Athletics Meet | 1 | $25,000 |
| 12 meetings | 16 | $495,000 |
Every meeting pays the same ladder, so this column ranks how often each one put the discipline on rather than how generous it is. Each meeting links to everything it has paid across every edition of it.
What each place pays in the men's 3000 m
The five ladders this discipline has been paid under
| PLACE | SERIES | SERIES | SERIES | FINAL | FINAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | $10,000 | $10,000 | $10,000 | $30,000 | $30,000 |
| 2nd | $6,000 | $6,000 | $6,000 | $12,000 | $12,000 |
| 3rd | $4,000 | $3,500 | $4,000 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 4th | $3,000 | $2,000 | $3,000 | $4,000 | $4,000 |
| 5th | $2,500 | $1,250 | $2,500 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 6th | $2,000 | $1,000 | $2,000 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 7th | $1,500 | $750 | $1,500 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 8th | $1,000 | $500 | $1,000 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| All eight | $30,000 | $25,000 | $30,000 | $60,000 | $60,000 |
One column per ladder, and none of them is specific to this discipline: the men's 3000 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. It has never been picked as a Diamond+ discipline, so it has always paid the standard ladder.
Frequently asked questions
How much prize money does the Diamond League pay in the men's 3000 m?
$495,000 across sixteen runnings of it, to 68 athletes from 24 countries. That is 0.9% of everything the series has paid, and the 34th biggest of the 41 disciplines on this site.
What does a win in the men's 3000 m pay?
$10,000. 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. Two of the sixteen runnings were at the series final, which pays on its own ladder: $30,000 for the win at the 2025 final.
Who has earned the most in the men's 3000 m?
Jakob Ingebrigtsen, on $50,000 from three paid finishes, three of them wins. 28 of the 68 athletes the discipline has paid were paid in it more than once.
Who has won the most Diamond League men's 3000 m titles?
Jakob Ingebrigtsen, on three wins. Thirteen different athletes have won a Diamond League men's 3000 m across the sixteen runnings on this site.
How often does the Diamond League run the men's 3000 m?
Sixteen times across eight seasons, from 2017 to 2026, on the programmes of twelve different meetings. The series rotates its programme, so no discipline is on every card.
How far down the field does the men's 3000 m pay?
Eight places, and ninth pays nothing however good the mark was. 128 payments have gone to 68 athletes in this discipline, and 96 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 3000 m, which has paid $655,000.
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