Women's 3000 m steeplechase prize money
The Diamond League has paid $1,532,500 in the women's 3000 m steeplechase, to 69 athletes across 46 runnings of it, from 2017 to 2026. Faith Cherotich has taken more of it than anyone, $198,000.
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. Seven of the 46 runnings were at the series final, which pays on its own ladder: $30,000 for the win at the 2026 final.
Who the women's 3000 m steeplechase has paid the most
Every running of it on this site, added up
| # | ATHLETE | PAID | WINS | BEST DAY | EARNED |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faith Cherotich | 20 | 8 | 1st | $198,000 |
| 2 | Winfred Yavi | 27 | 8 | 1st | $192,000 |
| 3 | Beatrice Chepkoech | 19 | 9 | 1st | $185,500 |
| 4 | Norah Jeruto | 15 | 6 | 1st | $118,250 |
| 5 | Peruth Chemutai | 20 | 3 | 1st | $86,750 |
| 6 | Hyvin Jepkemoi | 12 | 4 | 2nd | $78,500 |
| 7 | Sembo Almayew | 13 | 1 | 1st | $53,000 |
| 8 | Marwa Bouzayani | 16 | 1 | 1st | $50,500 |
| 9 | Werkuha Getachew | 4 | 2 | 1st | $47,250 |
| 10 | Jackline Chepkoech | 9 | 2 | 1st | $37,250 |
| 11 | Daisy Jepkemei | 12 | 1 | 1st | $34,750 |
| 12 | Doris Lemngole | 5 | 1 | 2nd | $34,000 |
| 13 | Celliphine Chespol | 10 | 0 | 2nd | $33,750 |
| 14 | Emma Coburn | 12 | 0 | 2nd | $31,750 |
| 15 | Gesa Felicitas Krause | 13 | 0 | 2nd | $30,500 |
| 16 | Gabrielle Jennings | 11 | 0 | 3rd | $20,500 |
| 17 | Hyvin Kiyeng | 1 | 0 | 2nd | $20,000 |
| 18 | Mekides Abebe | 7 | 0 | 2nd | $18,750 |
| 19 | Zerfe Wondemagegn | 7 | 0 | 2nd | $18,750 |
| 20 | Courtney Frerichs | 4 | 0 | 3rd | $18,500 |
| 21 | Lea Meyer | 11 | 0 | 4th | $16,000 |
| 22 | Courtney Wayment | 8 | 0 | 4th | $15,500 |
| 23 | Alice Finot | 4 | 0 | 2nd | $14,250 |
| 24 | Elise Thorner | 5 | 0 | 2nd | $14,000 |
| 25 | Kena Tufa | 5 | 0 | 4th | $12,000 |
| 26 | Elizabeth Bird | 4 | 0 | 3rd | $9,750 |
| 27 | Lexy Halladay-Lowry | 6 | 0 | 4th | $9,500 |
| 28 | Alemnat Walle | 5 | 0 | 5th | $8,500 |
| 29 | Sofia Assefa | 2 | 0 | 2nd | $8,000 |
| 30 | Lomi Muleta | 6 | 0 | 5th | $7,500 |
| 31 | Olivia Markezich | 3 | 0 | 3rd | $7,500 |
| 32 | Purity Cherotich Kirui | 4 | 0 | 4th | $7,000 |
| 33 | Ruth Jebet | 2 | 0 | 3rd | $7,000 |
| 34 | Maruša Mišmaš-Zrimšek | 5 | 0 | 6th | $6,250 |
| 35 | Aisha Praught-Leer | 4 | 0 | 5th | $6,000 |
| 36 | Luiza Gega | 3 | 0 | 5th | $5,250 |
| 37 | Fabienne Schlumpf | 2 | 0 | 3rd | $5,000 |
| 38 | Chiara Scherrer | 2 | 0 | 3rd | $4,750 |
| 39 | Rosefline Chepngetich | 4 | 0 | 6th | $4,750 |
| 40 | Valerie Constien | 3 | 0 | 4th | $4,750 |
Faith Cherotich has collected $198,000 of the $1,532,500 this discipline has paid out, 12.9% of it. Beatrice Chepkoech has won nine of them, more than anyone else. 49 of the 69 athletes paid in this discipline were paid in it more than once. The table lists the 40 biggest of 69.
Every Diamond League women's 3000 m steeplechase
Who won it, what the win paid and what the field took
What the women's 3000 m steeplechase 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: 2026 ran it seven times and 2018 twice. Nobody has ever shared the win in it, so every figure in the win column is one athlete's cheque.
Where the women's 3000 m steeplechase is run
The meetings that have put it on, and what each has paid for it
| MEETING | RUNNINGS | PAID FOR IT |
|---|---|---|
| Weltklasse Zürich | 6 | $335,000 |
| Prefontaine Classic | 7 | $222,500 |
| AG Memorial Van Damme | 3 | $145,000 |
| Meeting de Paris | 5 | $140,000 |
| Bislett Games | 4 | $120,000 |
| Doha Diamond League | 4 | $110,000 |
| Athletissima | 3 | $85,000 |
| Shanghai Diamond League | 3 | $85,000 |
| Bauhausgalan | 3 | $80,000 |
| Xiamen Diamond League | 2 | $55,000 |
| Golden Gala Pietro Mennea | 2 | $50,000 |
| Herculis | 2 | $50,000 |
| Müller Grand Prix Birmingham | 1 | $30,000 |
| London Athletics Meet | 1 | $25,000 |
| 14 meetings | 46 | $1,532,500$1.5m |
Every meeting pays the same ladder, so this column ranks how often each one put the discipline on rather than how generous it is. Prefontaine Classic has run it seven times and paid $222,500 for it. Each meeting links to everything it has paid across every edition of it.
What each place pays in the women's 3000 m steeplechase
The six ladders this discipline has been paid under
| PLACE | SERIES | SERIES | SERIES | FINAL | FINAL | FINAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | $10,000 | $10,000 | $10,000 | $50,000 | $30,000 | $30,000 |
| 2nd | $6,000 | $6,000 | $6,000 | $20,000 | $12,000 | $12,000 |
| 3rd | $4,000 | $3,500 | $4,000 | $10,000 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 4th | $3,000 | $2,000 | $3,000 | $6,000 | $4,000 | $4,000 |
| 5th | $2,500 | $1,250 | $2,500 | $5,000 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 6th | $2,000 | $1,000 | $2,000 | $4,000 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 7th | $1,500 | $750 | $1,500 | $3,000 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 8th | $1,000 | $500 | $1,000 | $2,000 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| All eight | $30,000 | $25,000 | $30,000 | $100,000 | $60,000 | $60,000 |
One column per ladder, and none of them is specific to this discipline: the women's 3000 m steeplechase 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 women's 3000 m steeplechase?
$1,532,500 across 46 runnings of it, to 69 athletes from 23 countries. That is 2.9% of everything the series has paid, and the 18th biggest of the 41 disciplines on this site.
What does a win in the women's 3000 m steeplechase 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. Seven of the 46 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 women's 3000 m steeplechase?
Faith Cherotich, on $198,000 from 20 paid finishes, eight of them wins. 49 of the 69 athletes the discipline has paid were paid in it more than once.
Who has won the most Diamond League women's 3000 m steeplechase titles?
Beatrice Chepkoech, on nine wins. Twelve different athletes have won a Diamond League women's 3000 m steeplechase across the 46 runnings on this site.
How often does the Diamond League run the women's 3000 m steeplechase?
46 times across nine seasons, from 2017 to 2026, on the programmes of fourteen different meetings. Prefontaine Classic has run it seven times, more than anywhere else. The series rotates its programme, so no discipline is on every card.
How far down the field does the women's 3000 m steeplechase pay?
Eight places, and ninth pays nothing however good the mark was. 367 payments have gone to 69 athletes in this discipline, and 206 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 Men's 3000 m steeplechase, which has paid $1,425,000.
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