Men's 5000 m prize money
The Diamond League has paid $1,100,000 in the men's 5000 m, to 82 athletes across 34 runnings of it, from 2019 to 2026. Yomif Kejelcha has taken more of it than anyone, $89,500.
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. Three of the 34 runnings were at the series final, which pays on its own ladder: $30,000 for the win at the 2026 final. Two of the 34 runnings were Diamond+, which pays double.
Who the men's 5000 m has paid the most
Every running of it on this site, added up
| # | ATHLETE | PAID | WINS | BEST DAY | EARNED |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yomif Kejelcha | 13 | 6 | 1st | $89,500 |
| 2 | Hagos Gebrhiwet | 12 | 3 | 2nd | $85,500 |
| 3 | Birhanu Balew | 14 | 2 | 1st | $79,250 |
| 4 | Berihu Aregawi | 6 | 4 | 1st | $67,000 |
| 5 | Joshua Cheptegei | 6 | 1 | 1st | $63,500 |
| 6 | Selemon Barega | 11 | 2 | 1st | $59,250 |
| 7 | Telahun Haile Bekele | 13 | 2 | 1st | $53,000 |
| 8 | Nicholas Kimeli | 10 | 1 | 1st | $46,250 |
| 9 | Addisu Yihune | 5 | 2 | 1st | $33,750 |
| 10 | Jacob Krop | 10 | 1 | 1st | $32,500 |
| 11 | Grant Fisher | 5 | 1 | 1st | $28,000 |
| 12 | Nico Young | 4 | 1 | 1st | $27,500 |
| 13 | Biniam Mehary | 5 | 0 | 2nd | $26,000 |
| 14 | Dominic Lokinyomo Lobalu | 8 | 1 | 1st | $24,000 |
| 15 | Mohamed Katir | 4 | 2 | 1st | $24,000 |
| 16 | Kuma Girma | 7 | 0 | 2nd | $22,750 |
| 17 | Graham Blanks | 8 | 0 | 2nd | $22,500 |
| 18 | Samuel Tefera | 6 | 0 | 2nd | $21,250 |
| 19 | Andreas Almgren | 5 | 1 | 1st | $19,000 |
| 20 | Cornelius Kemboi | 9 | 0 | 3rd | $19,000 |
| 21 | Egide Ntakarutimana | 2 | 0 | 2nd | $15,000 |
| 22 | Jimmy Gressier | 5 | 0 | 2nd | $13,000 |
| 23 | Mohamed Abdilaahi | 4 | 0 | 2nd | $12,500 |
| 24 | Thierry Ndikumwenayo | 6 | 0 | 2nd | $12,500 |
| 25 | Isaac Kimeli | 2 | 1 | 1st | $12,000 |
| 26 | Jacob Kiplimo | 3 | 0 | 2nd | $10,500 |
| 27 | Jakob Ingebrigtsen | 1 | 1 | 1st | $10,000 |
| 28 | Lamecha Girma | 1 | 1 | 1st | $10,000 |
| 29 | Reynold Cheruiyot | 1 | 1 | 1st | $10,000 |
| 30 | Mohammed Ahmed | 5 | 0 | 3rd | $9,500 |
| 31 | Parker Wolfe | 2 | 0 | 2nd | $9,000 |
| 32 | Luis Grijalva | 4 | 0 | 3rd | $7,750 |
| 33 | Mezgebu Sime | 3 | 0 | 3rd | $7,500 |
| 34 | Eduardo Herrera | 2 | 0 | 3rd | $7,000 |
| 35 | Edwin Kurgat | 3 | 0 | 5th | $7,000 |
| 36 | Abadi Hadis | 2 | 0 | 5th | $5,000 |
| 37 | Benson Kiplangat | 2 | 0 | 3rd | $5,000 |
| 38 | George Mills | 1 | 0 | 4th | $5,000 |
| 39 | Keneth Kiprop | 2 | 0 | 5th | $5,000 |
| 40 | Ky Robinson | 2 | 0 | 3rd | $5,000 |
Yomif Kejelcha has collected $89,500 of the $1,100,000 this discipline has paid out, 8.1% of it. Yomif Kejelcha has won six of them, more than anyone else. 49 of the 82 athletes paid in this discipline were paid in it more than once. The table lists the 40 biggest of 82.
Every Diamond League men's 5000 m
Who won it, what the win paid and what the field took
What the men's 5000 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: 2025 ran it seven times and 2021 twice. Nobody has ever shared the win in it, so every figure in the win column is one athlete's cheque.
Where the men's 5000 m is run
The meetings that have put it on, and what each has paid for it
| MEETING | RUNNINGS | PAID FOR IT |
|---|---|---|
| Bislett Games | 5 | $165,000 |
| AG Memorial Van Damme | 3 | $145,000 |
| Golden Gala Pietro Mennea | 5 | $130,000 |
| Weltklasse Zürich | 2 | $125,000 |
| Athletissima | 4 | $115,000 |
| Diamond League Shanghai | 3 | $85,000 |
| Herculis EBS | 3 | $85,000 |
| Meeting de Paris | 3 | $85,000 |
| Xiamen Diamond League | 2 | $55,000 |
| Bauhausgalan | 1 | $30,000 |
| Doha Diamond League | 1 | $30,000 |
| Müller Grand Prix Gateshead | 1 | $25,000 |
| Prefontaine Classic | 1 | $25,000 |
| 13 meetings | 34 | $1,100,000 |
Every meeting pays the same ladder, so this column ranks how often each one put the discipline on rather than how generous it is. Bislett Games and Golden Gala Pietro Mennea have each run it five times. Each meeting links to everything it has paid across every edition of it.
What each place pays in the men's 5000 m
The eight ladders this discipline has been paid under
| PLACE | SERIES | SERIES | SERIES | SERIES + | SERIES + | FINAL | FINAL | FINAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | $10,000 | $10,000 | $10,000 | $20,000 | $20,000 | $50,000 | $30,000 | $30,000 |
| 2nd | $6,000 | $6,000 | $6,000 | $10,000 | $6,000 | $20,000 | $12,000 | $12,000 |
| 3rd | $4,000 | $3,500 | $4,000 | $6,000 | $4,000 | $10,000 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 4th | $3,000 | $2,000 | $3,000 | $5,000 | $3,000 | $6,000 | $4,000 | $4,000 |
| 5th | $2,500 | $1,250 | $2,500 | $3,000 | $2,500 | $5,000 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 6th | $2,000 | $1,000 | $2,000 | $2,500 | $2,000 | $4,000 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 7th | $1,500 | $750 | $1,500 | $2,000 | $1,500 | $3,000 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 8th | $1,000 | $500 | $1,000 | $1,500 | $1,000 | $2,000 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| All eight | $30,000 | $25,000 | $30,000 | $50,000 | $40,000 | $100,000 | $60,000 | $60,000 |
One column per ladder, and none of them is specific to this discipline: the men's 5000 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 two of 34 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 5000 m?
$1,100,000 across 34 runnings of it, to 82 athletes from 23 countries. That is 2.0% of everything the series has paid, and the 31st biggest of the 41 disciplines on this site.
What does a win in the men's 5000 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. Three of the 34 runnings were at the series final, which pays on its own ladder: $30,000 for the win at the 2026 final.
Who has earned the most in the men's 5000 m?
Yomif Kejelcha, on $89,500 from thirteen paid finishes, six of them wins. 49 of the 82 athletes the discipline has paid were paid in it more than once.
Who has won the most Diamond League men's 5000 m titles?
Yomif Kejelcha, on six wins. 19 different athletes have won a Diamond League men's 5000 m across the 34 runnings on this site.
How often does the Diamond League run the men's 5000 m?
34 times across seven seasons, from 2019 to 2026, on the programmes of thirteen different meetings. Bislett Games and Golden Gala Pietro Mennea have each run it five times, more often than anywhere else. The series rotates its programme, so no discipline is on every card.
How far down the field does the men's 5000 m pay?
Eight places, and ninth pays nothing however good the mark was. 272 payments have gone to 82 athletes in this discipline, and 239 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 5000 m, which has paid $975,000.
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Every Diamond League meeting
- Weltklasse Zürich
- AG Memorial Van Damme
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- Athletissima
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- London Athletics Meet
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