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PRIZE MONEY BY NATION · 63rd OF 168

Kenya prize money

Kenya's sportspeople have won £8,148,062 in prize money across 2 sports, which puts Kenya 63rd of the 168 nations on our prize money by nation table. Faith Kipyegon has won the most, £396,992 in athletics .

PRIZE MONEY WON £8.1m
NATION RANK63rd of 168
EARNERS236
SPORTS2
TOP SPORT · ATHLETICS £8.1m
SHARE OF WORLD0.1%

Kenya's highest earners

The top 60 of 236 people, every sport together

Kenya's sportspeople ranked by prize money won, with their sport.
# NAME SPORT PRIZE MONEY
1 Faith Kipyegon Athletics £396,992£397k
2 Timothy Cheruiyot Athletics £325,188£325k
3 Emmanuel Wanyonyi Athletics £324,436£324k
4 Beatrice Chebet Athletics £263,346£263k
5 Conseslus Kipruto Athletics £229,699£230k
6 Asbel Kiprop Athletics £227,444£227k
7 Hellen Obiri Athletics £226,316£226k
8 Beatrice Chepkoech Athletics £223,308£223k
9 Faith Cherotich Athletics £201,504£202k
10 Paul Kipsiele Koech Athletics £167,293£167k
11 Hyvin Jepkemoi Athletics £159,399£159k
12 Jairus Kipchoge Birech Athletics £156,391£156k
13 Silas Kiplagat Athletics £154,135£154k
14 Mercy Cherono Athletics £146,241£146k
15 Milcah Chemos Athletics £142,105£142k
16 Ferguson Rotich Athletics £136,654£137k
17 Emmanuel Korir Athletics £136,466£136k
18 David Rudisha Athletics £124,812£125k
19 Eunice Sum Athletics £122,180£122k
20 Mary Moraa Athletics £118,421£118k
21 Wycliffe Kinyamal Athletics £105,827£106k
22 Elijah Manangoi Athletics £101,504£102k
23 Abraham Kibiwot Athletics £99,436£99k
24 Vivian Jepkemei Cheruiyot Athletics £98,496£98k
25 Viola Jelagat Kibiwot Athletics £95,113£95k
26 Brimin Kiprop Kipruto Athletics £88,346£88k
27 Nelly Chepchirchir Athletics £80,263£80k
28 Janeth Jepkosgei Athletics £78,195£78k
29 Julius Yego Athletics £77,444£77k
30 Benjamin Kigen Athletics £77,256£77k
31 Ezekiel Kemboi Athletics £75,940£76k
32 Agnes Jebet Ngetich Athletics £75,000£75k
33 Lilian Odira Athletics £71,805£72k
34 Reynold Cheruiyot Athletics £68,797£69k
35 Thomas Pkemei Longosiwa Athletics £67,293£67k
36 Hilal Yego Athletics £63,158£63k
37 Lidya Chepkurui Athletics £61,654£62k
38 Caleb Ndiku Athletics £60,902£61k
39 Ferdinand Omanyala Athletics £58,835£59k
40 Lilian Kasait Rengeruk Athletics £58,459£58k
41 Isiah Kiplangat Koech Athletics £56,391£56k
42 Nancy Jebet Langat Athletics £55,263£55k
43 Edmund Serem Athletics £54,135£54k
44 Simon Koech Athletics £53,383£53k
45 Dorcus Ewoi Athletics £53,008£53k
46 Peres Jepchirchir Athletics £52,632£53k
47 Augustine Kiprono Choge Athletics £51,504£52k
48 Edwin Soi Athletics £51,128£51k
49 Phanuel Koech Athletics £51,128£51k
50 Ronald Kwemoi Athletics £50,000£50k
51 Margaret Kipkemboi Athletics £48,684£49k
52 Winny Chebet Athletics £48,308£48k
53 Nicholas Kimeli Athletics £47,180£47k
54 Nixon Kiplimo Chepseba Athletics £46,617£47k
55 Bethwell Birgen Athletics £46,053£46k
56 Agnes Tirop Athletics £44,361£44k
57 Vincent Kiprop Chepkok Athletics £43,609£44k
58 Amos Serem Athletics £43,045£43k
59 Robert Biwott Athletics £41,353£41k
60 Jacob Krop Athletics £38,534£39k

The top 12, side by side

Faith Kipyegon £397k Timothy Cheruiyot £325k Emmanuel Wanyonyi £324k Beatrice Chebet £263k Conseslus Kipruto £230k Asbel Kiprop £227k Hellen Obiri £226k Beatrice Chepkoech £223k Faith Cherotich £202k Paul Kipsiele Koech £167k Hyvin Jepkemoi £159k Jairus Kipchoge Birech £156k

Faith Kipyegon alone accounts for 4.9% of Kenya's total. The top ten between them hold 31.7%, and the other 226 share the rest.

Prize money by sport

Where Kenya's £8,148,062 came from

Kenya's prize money split by sport, with the number of earners and the top earner in each.
SPORT PRIZE MONEY SHARE EARNERS TOP EARNER
Athletics £8,086,780£8.1m 99.2% 221 Faith Kipyegon
Trail running £61,282£61k 0.8% 15 Philemon Ombogo Kiriago

The split between sports

Athletics £8.1m Trail running £61k

Athletics is Kenya's biggest earner at 99.2% of the total. We hold nobody from Kenya in golf, tennis, badminton, table tennis, biathlon, chess, show jumping, snooker, surfing, squash, bowling, pool, alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, ski jumping, Nordic combined, freestyle skiing, snowboarding, speed skating, figure skating, triathlon, CrossFit, swimming, motorsport, handball, gymnastics, rodeo, sled dog racing, Enhanced Games, Go, curling, shogi, keirin, 3x3 basketball, fencing, gravel racing, speedway.

The nations either side of Kenya

Kenya is 63rd of 168 on total prize money

The nations ranked around Kenya by total prize money won.
# NATION PRIZE MONEY EARNERS
51 Hawaii £13,952,897£14.0m 71
52 Belarus £13,553,505£13.6m 38
53 Slovenia £13,390,512£13.4m 153
54 Philippines £12,312,347£12.3m 159
55 Indonesia £10,967,176£11.0m 317
56 Uruguay £10,735,741£10.7m 12
57 Romania £10,020,981£10.0m 105
58 Paraguay £9,428,882£9.4m 16
59 Malaysia £9,017,704£9.0m 255
60 Ecuador £8,491,456£8.5m 17
61 Morocco £8,359,881£8.4m 67
62 Peru £8,326,080£8.3m 65
63 Kenya £8,148,062£8.1m 236
64 Hong Kong £8,030,018£8.0m 139
65 Georgia £7,879,438£7.9m 25
66 Jamaica £7,191,612£7.2m 164
67 Cyprus £7,095,521£7.1m 20
68 Latvia £7,085,135£7.1m 56
69 Israel £6,238,502£6.2m 59
70 Bosnia and Herzegovina £6,118,691£6.1m 12
71 Lithuania £5,169,138£5.2m 46
72 Uzbekistan £5,118,045£5.1m 46
73 Monaco £4,951,004£5.0m 17
74 Luxembourg £4,751,418£4.8m 24
75 El Salvador £4,400,102£4.4m 7

Kenya against its neighbours

Hawaii £14m Belarus £14m Slovenia £13m Philippines £12m Indonesia £11m Uruguay £11m Romania £10m Paraguay £9.4m Malaysia £9.0m Ecuador £8.5m Morocco £8.4m Peru £8.3m Kenya £8.1m Hong Kong £8.0m Georgia £7.9m Jamaica £7.2m Cyprus £7.1m Latvia £7.1m Israel £6.2m Bosnia and Herzegovina £6.1m Lithuania £5.2m Uzbekistan £5.1m Monaco £5.0m Luxembourg £4.8m El Salvador £4.4m

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money has Kenya won?

£8,148,062 across 236 people in 2 sports. That ranks Kenya 63rd of the 168 nations we hold prize money for.

Who is Kenya's highest earning sportsperson?

Faith Kipyegon, with £396,992 in athletics prize money: 4.9% of everything Kenya has won. Next is Timothy Cheruiyot on £325,188.

Which sport has earned Kenya the most prize money?

Athletics, at £8,086,780 across 221 players, ahead of trail running on £61,282.

Which nation is just above Kenya?

Peru, 62nd on £8,326,080. Hong Kong is 64th, just below, on £8,030,018.

Where to next

Every nation is ranked on prize money by nation. Kenya's athletics money has its own page: Kenya in athletics.Kenya's trail running money has its own page: Kenya in trail running. One place up is Peru. One place down is Hong Kong.