Women's mile prize money
The Diamond League has paid $350,000 in the women's mile, to 54 athletes across twelve runnings of it, from 2015 to 2026. Sifan Hassan has taken more of it than anyone, $36,000.
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. It has never been on the programme for the series final, so the final ladder has never applied to it. One of the twelve runnings were Diamond+, which pays double.
Who the women's mile has paid the most
Every running of it on this site, added up
| # | ATHLETE | PAID | WINS | BEST DAY | EARNED |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sifan Hassan | 4 | 3 | 1st | $36,000 |
| 2 | Faith Kipyegon | 4 | 3 | 1st | $34,000 |
| 3 | Nikki Hiltz | 3 | 1 | 1st | $23,000 |
| 4 | Gudaf Tsegay | 3 | 1 | 1st | $19,000 |
| 5 | Laura Muir | 4 | 0 | 2nd | $16,500 |
| 6 | Jessica Hull | 5 | 0 | 2nd | $15,750 |
| 7 | Hellen Obiri | 2 | 1 | 1st | $14,000 |
| 8 | Kate Grace | 2 | 1 | 1st | $11,000 |
| 9 | Axumawit Embaye | 4 | 0 | 2nd | $10,000 |
| 10 | Birke Haylom | 1 | 1 | 1st | $10,000 |
| 11 | Gabriela DeBues-Stafford | 2 | 0 | 2nd | $10,000 |
| 12 | Konstanze Klosterhalfen | 1 | 1 | 1st | $10,000 |
| 13 | Laura Weightman | 3 | 0 | 2nd | $10,000 |
| 14 | Ciara Mageean | 3 | 0 | 2nd | $8,500 |
| 15 | Jenny Simpson | 3 | 0 | 4th | $8,500 |
| 16 | Linden Hall | 3 | 0 | 3rd | $7,500 |
| 17 | Sarah Healy | 3 | 0 | 3rd | $6,500 |
| 18 | Cory McGee | 1 | 0 | 2nd | $6,000 |
| 19 | Dorcus Ewoi | 1 | 0 | 2nd | $6,000 |
| 20 | Katie Snowden | 1 | 0 | 2nd | $6,000 |
| 21 | Angelika Cichocka | 2 | 0 | 4th | $5,500 |
| 22 | Winny Chebet | 2 | 0 | 3rd | $5,500 |
| 23 | Eilish McColgan | 1 | 0 | 3rd | $4,000 |
| 24 | Marta Pérez | 2 | 0 | 4th | $4,000 |
| 25 | Meraf Bahta | 1 | 0 | 3rd | $4,000 |
| 26 | Rababe Arafi | 2 | 0 | 5th | $4,000 |
| 27 | Shannon Rowbury | 1 | 0 | 3rd | $4,000 |
| 28 | Winnie Nanyondo | 4 | 0 | 7th | $3,750 |
| 29 | Freweyni Hailu | 1 | 0 | 3rd | $3,500 |
| 30 | Helen Schlachtenhaufen | 1 | 0 | 3rd | $3,500 |
| 31 | Klaudia Kazimierska | 1 | 0 | 4th | $3,000 |
| 32 | Sinclaire Johnson | 1 | 0 | 4th | $3,000 |
| 33 | Sofia Ennaoui | 1 | 0 | 4th | $3,000 |
| 34 | Marta Zenoni | 1 | 0 | 5th | $2,500 |
| 35 | Mercy Cherono | 1 | 0 | 5th | $2,500 |
| 36 | Abeba Aregawi | 1 | 0 | 6th | $2,000 |
| 37 | Agathe Guillemot | 1 | 0 | 6th | $2,000 |
| 38 | Emily Mackay | 1 | 0 | 6th | $2,000 |
| 39 | Jemma Reekie | 1 | 0 | 6th | $2,000 |
| 40 | Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal | 1 | 0 | 6th | $2,000 |
Sifan Hassan has collected $36,000 of the $350,000 this discipline has paid out, 10.3% of it. Sifan Hassan and Faith Kipyegon have won three of them, more than anyone else. 22 of the 54 athletes paid in this discipline were paid in it more than once. The table lists the 40 biggest of 54.
Every Diamond League women's mile
Who won it, what the win paid and what the field took
| SEASON | MEETING | WINNER | THE WIN | EVENT PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Prefontaine Classic | Nikki Hiltz | $20,000 | $40,000 |
| 2025 | London Athletics Meet | Gudaf Tsegay | $10,000 | $30,000 |
| 2023 | Bislett Games | Birke Haylom | $10,000 | $25,000 |
| 2023 | Herculis EBS | Faith Kipyegon | $10,000 | $25,000 |
| 2021 | Anniversary Games | Kate Grace | $10,000 | $25,000 |
| 2021 | Allianz Memorial Van Damme | Sifan Hassan | $10,000 | $25,000 |
| 2019 | Herculis | Sifan Hassan | $10,000 | $30,000 |
| 2019 | Müller Grand Prix Birmingham | Konstanze Klosterhalfen | $10,000 | $30,000 |
| 2018 | Müller Anniversary Games | Sifan Hassan | $10,000 | $30,000 |
| 2017 | Müller Anniversary Games | Hellen Obiri | $10,000 | $30,000 |
| 2016 | Bislett Games | Faith Kipyegon | $10,000 | $30,000 |
| 2015 | Memorial Van Damme | Faith Kipyegon | $10,000 | $30,000 |
| 9 | 12 runnings | 8 winners | $130,000 | $350,000 |
What the women'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: 2019 ran it twice and 2015 once. Nobody has ever shared the win in it, so every figure in the win column is one athlete's cheque.
Where the women's mile is run
The meetings that have put it on, and what each has paid for it
| MEETING | RUNNINGS | PAID FOR IT |
|---|---|---|
| Anniversary Games | 3 | $85,000 |
| Allianz Memorial Van Damme | 2 | $55,000 |
| Bislett Games | 2 | $55,000 |
| Herculis EBS | 2 | $55,000 |
| Prefontaine Classic | 1 | $40,000 |
| London Athletics Meet | 1 | $30,000 |
| Müller Grand Prix Birmingham | 1 | $30,000 |
| 7 meetings | 12 | $350,000 |
Every meeting pays the same ladder, so this column ranks how often each one put the discipline on rather than how generous it is. Anniversary Games has run it three times and paid $85,000 for it. Each meeting links to everything it has paid across every edition of it.
What each place pays in the women's mile
The four ladders this discipline has been paid under
| PLACE | SERIES | SERIES | SERIES | SERIES + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | $10,000 | $10,000 | $10,000 | $20,000 |
| 2nd | $6,000 | $6,000 | $6,000 | $6,000 |
| 3rd | $4,000 | $3,500 | $4,000 | $4,000 |
| 4th | $3,000 | $2,000 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 5th | $2,500 | $1,250 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 6th | $2,000 | $1,000 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 7th | $1,500 | $750 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 8th | $1,000 | $500 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| All eight | $30,000 | $25,000 | $30,000 | $40,000 |
One column per ladder, and none of them is specific to this discipline: the women'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 one of twelve 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 women's mile?
$350,000 across twelve runnings of it, to 54 athletes from 18 countries. That is 0.3% of everything the series has paid, and the 36th biggest of the 41 disciplines on this site.
What does a win in the women'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.
Who has earned the most in the women's mile?
Sifan Hassan, on $36,000 from four paid finishes, three of them wins. 22 of the 54 athletes the discipline has paid were paid in it more than once.
Who has won the most Diamond League women's mile titles?
Sifan Hassan and Faith Kipyegon, on three wins apiece. Eight different athletes have won a Diamond League women's mile across the twelve runnings on this site.
How often does the Diamond League run the women's mile?
Twelve times across nine seasons, from 2015 to 2026, on the programmes of seven different meetings. Anniversary Games has run it three 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 mile pay?
Eight places, and ninth pays nothing however good the mark was. 96 payments have gone to 54 athletes in this discipline, and 41 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 Men's mile, which has paid $1,000,000.
Every other Diamond League discipline
- Women's 100 m
- Men's 100 m
- Women's 100 m hurdles
- Men's pole vault
- Women's 400 m
- Men's 800 m
- Men's 200 m
- Women's 800 m
- Men's 110 m hurdles
- Women's 200 m
- Men's 400 m
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- Men's 400 m hurdles
- Women's pole vault
- Women's high jump
- Women's 1500 m
- Men's high jump
- Men's 3000 m steeplechase
- Women's long jump
- Women's 3000 m steeplechase
- Men's shot put
- Men's long jump
- Women's discus throw
- Men's javelin throw
- Men's discus throw
- Women's triple jump
- Men's triple jump
- Women's javelin throw
- Women's shot put
- Men's 1500 m
- Men's 5000 m
- Women's 5000 m
- Women's 3000 m
- Men's mile
- Men's 3000 m
- Men's 1000 m
- Men's 300 m hurdles
- Women's 2 miles
- Women's 1000 m
- Men's 2 miles
Every Diamond League meeting
- Weltklasse Zürich
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- Athletissima
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- Bauhausgalan
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- Herculis EBS
- Shanghai Diamond League
- Birmingham Diamond League
- Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat
- Anniversary Games
- London Athletics Meet
- Adidas Grand Prix
- Kamila Skolimowska Memorial
- Xiamen Diamond League
- Müller Grand Prix Gateshead
Every Diamond League season
- Diamond League 2026
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