Men's 800 m prize money
The Diamond League has paid $3,808,500 in the men's 800 m, to 157 athletes across 116 runnings of it, from 2010 to 2026. Emmanuel Wanyonyi has taken more of it than anyone, $301,500.
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. Nine of the 116 runnings were at the series final, which pays on its own ladder: $60,000 for the win at the 2026 final. Four of the 116 runnings were Diamond+, which pays double.
Who the men's 800 m has paid the most
Every running of it on this site, added up
| # | ATHLETE | PAID | WINS | BEST DAY | EARNED |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emmanuel Wanyonyi | 22 | 14 | 1st | $301,500 |
| 2 | Nijel Amos | 24 | 13 | 1st | $233,500 |
| 3 | Emmanuel Korir | 18 | 6 | 1st | $181,500 |
| 4 | Ferguson Rotich | 38 | 4 | 2nd | $171,750 |
| 5 | David Rudisha | 21 | 14 | 1st | $166,000 |
| 6 | Marco Arop | 27 | 5 | 2nd | $156,000 |
| 7 | Marcin Lewandowski | 35 | 1 | 2nd | $140,500 |
| 8 | Wycliffe Kinyamal | 32 | 6 | 1st | $138,750 |
| 9 | Djamel Sedjati | 17 | 5 | 2nd | $126,500 |
| 10 | Adam Kszczot | 31 | 5 | 1st | $119,000 |
| 11 | Mohammed Aman | 17 | 7 | 1st | $105,500 |
| 12 | Donavan Brazier | 9 | 2 | 1st | $83,500 |
| 13 | Pierre-Ambroise Bosse | 19 | 2 | 1st | $75,000 |
| 14 | Slimane Moula | 11 | 3 | 1st | $56,000 |
| 15 | Asbel Kiprop | 12 | 2 | 1st | $52,500 |
| 16 | Gabriel Tual | 21 | 0 | 2nd | $52,500 |
| 17 | Abubaker Kaki | 8 | 3 | 1st | $51,500 |
| 18 | Amel Tuka | 17 | 1 | 1st | $47,750 |
| 19 | Clayton Murphy | 17 | 0 | 3rd | $47,500 |
| 20 | Alfred Kirwa Yego | 12 | 1 | 1st | $45,000 |
| 21 | Max Burgin | 8 | 1 | 2nd | $44,750 |
| 22 | Tshepiso Masalela | 12 | 2 | 1st | $42,500 |
| 23 | Kipyegon Bett | 7 | 1 | 1st | $41,000 |
| 24 | Mark English | 10 | 1 | 1st | $41,000 |
| 25 | Mbulaeni Mulaudzi | 8 | 1 | 1st | $41,000 |
| 26 | Brandon McBride | 11 | 0 | 3rd | $40,000 |
| 27 | Bryce Hoppel | 14 | 0 | 2nd | $37,750 |
| 28 | Josh Hoey | 5 | 1 | 1st | $37,000 |
| 29 | Benjamin Robert | 9 | 1 | 1st | $34,000 |
| 30 | Yanis Meziane | 13 | 0 | 3rd | $34,000 |
| 31 | Jake Wightman | 10 | 1 | 1st | $33,500 |
| 32 | Mohamed Attaoui | 7 | 1 | 1st | $33,500 |
| 33 | Alfred Kipketer | 9 | 1 | 1st | $32,500 |
| 34 | Ayanleh Souleiman | 6 | 1 | 1st | $30,500 |
| 35 | Robert Biwott | 6 | 1 | 1st | $28,500 |
| 36 | Peter Bol | 8 | 0 | 2nd | $27,500 |
| 37 | Job Koech Kinyor | 9 | 0 | 2nd | $27,000 |
| 38 | Andrew Osagie | 10 | 0 | 2nd | $26,500 |
| 39 | André Olivier | 6 | 0 | 2nd | $26,000 |
| 40 | Jonathan Kitilit | 7 | 0 | 2nd | $25,000 |
Emmanuel Wanyonyi has collected $301,500 of the $3,808,500 this discipline has paid out, 7.9% of it. Emmanuel Wanyonyi and David Rudisha have won fourteen of them, more than anyone else. 111 of the 157 athletes paid in this discipline were paid in it more than once. The table lists the 40 biggest of 157.
Every Diamond League men's 800 m
Who won it, what the win paid and what the field took
What the men's 800 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 nine times and 2018 six 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 800 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 | 11 | $557,500 |
| Weltklasse Zürich | 6 | $340,000 |
| Meeting de Paris | 11 | $310,000 |
| Doha Diamond League | 10 | $284,000 |
| Bauhausgalan | 10 | $280,000 |
| Athletissima | 8 | $264,000 |
| Herculis EBS | 8 | $225,000 |
| Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat | 8 | $225,000 |
| Shanghai Diamond League | 7 | $215,000 |
| Adidas Grand Prix | 6 | $178,000 |
| Golden Gala Pietro Mennea | 6 | $176,000 |
| Anniversary Games | 6 | $175,000 |
| Birmingham Diamond League | 6 | $175,000 |
| Prefontaine Classic | 4 | $150,000 |
| London Athletics Meet | 3 | $90,000 |
| Bislett Games | 3 | $89,000 |
| Xiamen Diamond League | 2 | $50,000 |
| Kamila Skolimowska Memorial | 1 | $25,000 |
| 18 meetings | 116 | $3,808,500$3.8m |
Every meeting pays the same ladder, so this column ranks how often each one put the discipline on rather than how generous it is. AG Memorial Van Damme and Meeting de Paris have each run it eleven times. Each meeting links to everything it has paid across every edition of it.
What each place pays in the men's 800 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 | $30,000 | $60,000 |
| 2nd | $6,000 | $6,000 | $6,000 | $10,000 | $6,000 | $20,000 | $12,000 | $12,000 | $20,000 |
| 3rd | $4,000 | $3,500 | $4,000 | $6,000 | $4,000 | $10,000 | $7,000 | $7,000 | $9,000 |
| 4th | $3,000 | $2,000 | $3,000 | $5,000 | $3,000 | $6,000 | $4,000 | $4,000 | $4,000 |
| 5th | $2,500 | $1,250 | $2,500 | $3,000 | $2,500 | $5,000 | $2,500 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 6th | $2,000 | $1,000 | $2,000 | $2,500 | $2,000 | $4,000 | $2,000 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 7th | $1,500 | $750 | $1,500 | $2,000 | $1,500 | $3,000 | $1,500 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 8th | $1,000 | $500 | $1,000 | $1,500 | $1,000 | $2,000 | $1,000 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| All eight | $30,000 | $25,000 | $30,000 | $50,000 | $40,000 | $100,000 | $60,000 | $60,000 | $100,000 |
One column per ladder, and none of them is specific to this discipline: the men's 800 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 four of 116 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 800 m?
$3,808,500 across 116 runnings of it, to 157 athletes from 35 countries. That is 3.4% of everything the series has paid, and the 6th biggest of the 41 disciplines on this site.
What does a win in the men's 800 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. Nine of the 116 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 800 m?
Emmanuel Wanyonyi, on $301,500 from 22 paid finishes, fourteen of them wins. 111 of the 157 athletes the discipline has paid were paid in it more than once.
Who has won the most Diamond League men's 800 m titles?
Emmanuel Wanyonyi and David Rudisha, on fourteen wins apiece. 38 different athletes have won a Diamond League men's 800 m across the 116 runnings on this site.
How often does the Diamond League run the men's 800 m?
116 times across sixteen seasons, from 2010 to 2026, on the programmes of 18 different meetings. AG Memorial Van Damme and Meeting de Paris have each run it eleven 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 800 m pay?
Eight places, and ninth pays nothing however good the mark was. 921 payments have gone to 157 athletes in this discipline, and 101 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 800 m, which has paid $3,795,000.
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