Men's mile prize money
The Diamond League has paid $1,000,000 in the men's mile, to 112 athletes across 32 runnings of it, from 2010 to 2026. Asbel Kiprop has taken more of it than anyone, $104,000.
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. One of the 32 runnings was at the series final, which pays on its own ladder: $30,000 for the win at the 2023 final. Three of the 32 runnings were Diamond+, which pays double.
Who the men's mile has paid the most
Every running of it on this site, added up
| # | ATHLETE | PAID | WINS | BEST DAY | EARNED |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asbel Kiprop | 12 | 9 | 1st | $104,000 |
| 2 | Jakob Ingebrigtsen | 7 | 4 | 1st | $71,000 |
| 3 | Ayanleh Souleiman | 11 | 3 | 1st | $66,000 |
| 4 | Yared Nuguse | 6 | 0 | 2nd | $43,500 |
| 5 | Mekonnen Gebremedhin | 8 | 0 | 2nd | $35,000 |
| 6 | Timothy Cheruiyot | 7 | 2 | 1st | $34,500 |
| 7 | Cameron Myers | 5 | 1 | 1st | $33,500 |
| 8 | Josh Kerr | 2 | 2 | 1st | $30,000 |
| 9 | Silas Kiplagat | 5 | 1 | 1st | $27,000 |
| 10 | Augustine Kiprono Choge | 4 | 2 | 1st | $25,500 |
| 11 | Oliver Hoare | 4 | 1 | 1st | $23,250 |
| 12 | Niels Laros | 2 | 1 | 1st | $22,000 |
| 13 | Stewart McSweyn | 3 | 1 | 1st | $17,250 |
| 14 | Elijah Manangoi | 2 | 1 | 1st | $16,000 |
| 15 | Haron Keitany | 2 | 1 | 1st | $16,000 |
| 16 | Leonel Manzano | 4 | 1 | 1st | $16,000 |
| 17 | Marcin Lewandowski | 2 | 1 | 1st | $16,000 |
| 18 | James Kiplagat Magut | 5 | 0 | 3rd | $15,500 |
| 19 | Matthew Centrowitz Jr. | 4 | 0 | 2nd | $15,000 |
| 20 | Caleb Ndiku | 4 | 0 | 2nd | $13,000 |
| 21 | Bethwell Birgen | 6 | 0 | 4th | $12,000 |
| 22 | Amine Laalou | 3 | 0 | 2nd | $11,500 |
| 23 | Henrik Ingebrigtsen | 6 | 0 | 4th | $11,500 |
| 24 | Cole Hocker | 5 | 0 | 4th | $11,000 |
| 25 | Nick Willis | 3 | 0 | 2nd | $10,500 |
| 26 | Isaac Nader | 1 | 1 | 1st | $10,000 |
| 27 | Vincent Kibet | 2 | 0 | 2nd | $10,000 |
| 28 | Nixon Kiplimo Chepseba | 3 | 0 | 2nd | $9,500 |
| 29 | Collins Cheboi | 5 | 0 | 5th | $9,000 |
| 30 | Jake Wightman | 4 | 0 | 3rd | $8,750 |
| 31 | Azeddine Habz | 3 | 0 | 3rd | $8,500 |
| 32 | Filip Ingebrigtsen | 4 | 0 | 3rd | $8,500 |
| 33 | Gideon Gathimba | 3 | 0 | 3rd | $8,500 |
| 34 | Daniel Kipchirchir Komen | 3 | 0 | 4th | $8,000 |
| 35 | Ryan Gregson | 4 | 0 | 5th | $8,000 |
| 36 | Ilham Tanui Özbilen | 3 | 0 | 4th | $7,500 |
| 37 | Narve Gilje Nordås | 2 | 0 | 2nd | $7,500 |
| 38 | George Mills | 1 | 0 | 3rd | $7,000 |
| 39 | Robert Farken | 3 | 0 | 4th | $7,000 |
| 40 | Aman Wote | 2 | 0 | 3rd | $6,500 |
Asbel Kiprop has collected $104,000 of the $1,000,000 this discipline has paid out, 10.4% of it. Asbel Kiprop has won nine of them, more than anyone else. 52 of the 112 athletes paid in this discipline were paid in it more than once. The table lists the 40 biggest of 112.
Every Diamond League men's mile
Who won it, what the win paid and what the field took
What the men's mile 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: 2010 ran it three times and 2016 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 mile is run
The meetings that have put it on, and what each has paid for it
| MEETING | RUNNINGS | PAID FOR IT |
|---|---|---|
| Prefontaine Classic | 12 | $405,000 |
| Bislett Games | 13 | $380,000 |
| London Athletics Meet | 4 | $125,000 |
| Sainsburys Anniversary Games | 2 | $60,000 |
| British Athletics Grand Prix | 1 | $30,000 |
| 5 meetings | 32 | $1,000,000 |
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 has run it thirteen times and paid $380,000 for it. Each meeting links to everything it has paid across every edition of it.
What each place pays in the men's mile
The six ladders this discipline has been paid under
| PLACE | SERIES | SERIES | SERIES | SERIES + | SERIES + | FINAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | $10,000 | $10,000 | $10,000 | $20,000 | $20,000 | $30,000 |
| 2nd | $6,000 | $6,000 | $6,000 | $10,000 | $6,000 | $12,000 |
| 3rd | $4,000 | $3,500 | $4,000 | $6,000 | $4,000 | $7,000 |
| 4th | $3,000 | $2,000 | $3,000 | $5,000 | $3,000 | $4,000 |
| 5th | $2,500 | $1,250 | $2,500 | $3,000 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 6th | $2,000 | $1,000 | $2,000 | $2,500 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 7th | $1,500 | $750 | $1,500 | $2,000 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 8th | $1,000 | $500 | $1,000 | $1,500 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| All eight | $30,000 | $25,000 | $30,000 | $50,000 | $40,000 | $60,000 |
One column per ladder, and none of them is specific to this discipline: the men's mile 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 three of 32 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 mile?
$1,000,000 across 32 runnings of it, to 112 athletes from 30 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 mile 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. One of the 32 runnings was at the series final, which pays on its own ladder: $30,000 for the win at the 2023 final.
Who has earned the most in the men's mile?
Asbel Kiprop, on $104,000 from twelve paid finishes, nine of them wins. 52 of the 112 athletes the discipline has paid were paid in it more than once.
Who has won the most Diamond League men's mile titles?
Asbel Kiprop, on nine wins. Sixteen different athletes have won a Diamond League men's mile across the 32 runnings on this site.
How often does the Diamond League run the men's mile?
32 times across fifteen seasons, from 2010 to 2026, on the programmes of five different meetings. Bislett Games has run it thirteen 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 mile pay?
Eight places, and ninth pays nothing however good the mark was. 256 payments have gone to 112 athletes in this discipline, and 61 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 mile, which has paid $350,000.
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