BEING WORLD-CLASS in both the 100 & 200 or both the 200 & 400 is tough enough, but how about those very rare athletes who are great at all 3 events? The current big performer in this regard is former quartermiler Fred Kerley, who dropped down to the 100/200 in ’21 and in ’21 and ’22 produced marks good enough to bring him from outside the top 50 all the way to No. 2.
In 2024 or this very early stage of ’25, Paris 200 champ Letsile Tebogo has moved up from No. 8 to No. 6. Olympic silver medalist Kenny Bednarek likewise improved his 100 and 200 PRs to move from No. 10 to No. 9. Others who bettered scores and/or list positions: Noah Lyles from No. 18 to 16, Erriyon Knighton (with a 45.37 400 this April) from No. 28 to 17, Matthew Boling from No. 21 to 18 and the Dominican Republic’s Alexander Ogando, gaining 8 points yet slipping a spot to No. 23.
Here are the top 50 combo athletes of all time as scored on the WA (formerly IAAF) Tables. For those athletes from the era where hand and auto timing were both in use times are marked by * (0.14 added to the 400, 0.24 to the 100 and 200). Altitude-aided marks—designated with an (A)—and indoor marks are included, wind-aided times are not. An addendum at the bottom gives the best low-altitude marks for those with better high-altitude performances.
Thanks to those who have posted and e-mailed amendments; more are always welcome.
The Top 50 of all time (stats updated by Jim Rorick from an original compilation by Justin Clouder):
| All-Time Men’s 100/200/400 Combined Scoring | ||||
| 3867 | Usain Bolt | 9.58 (1356) | 19.19 (1351) | 45.28 (1160) |
| 3825 | Fred Kerley | 9.76 (1291) | 19.76 (1258)(A) | 43.64 (1276) |
| 3815 | Michael Johnson | 10.09 (1176) | 19.32 (1329) | 43.18 (1310) |
| 3813 | Michael Norman | 9.86 (1255) | 19.70 (1268) | 43.45 (1290) |
| 3793 | Wayde van Niekerk | 9.94 (1227) | 19.84 (1245) | 43.03 (1321) |
| 3791 | Letsile Tebogo | 9.86 (1255) | 19.46 (1306) | 44.29 (1230)(A) |
| 3790 | Tyson Gay | 9.69 (1316) | 19.58 (1287) | 44.89 (1187) |
| 3745 | Yohan Blake | 9.69 (1316) | 19.26 (1339) | 46.32 (1090) |
| 3740 | Kenny Bednarek | 9.87 (1252) | 19.57 (1289) | 44.73 (1199)(A) |
| 3698 | Xavier Carter | 10.00 (1206) | 19.63 (1279) | 44.53 (1213) |
| (10) | ||||
| 3668 | Mike Marsh | 9.93 (1231) | 19.73 (1263) | 45.08 (1174) |
| 3664 | Isaac Makwala | 10.20 (1138)(A) | 19.77 (1256) | 43.72 (1270) |
| 3661 | Wallace Spearmon | 9.96 (1220) | 19.65 (1276) | 45.22 (1165) |
| 3656 | Asafa Powell | 9.72 (1305) | 19.90 (1236) | 45.94 (1115) |
| 3653 | Rai Benjamin | 10.03 (1196) | 19.99 (1222) | 44.21 (1235) |
| 3653 | Noah Lyles | 9.79 (1280) | 19.31 (1331) | 47.04 (1042) |
| 3649 | Erriyon Knighton | 10.04 (1193) | 19.49 (1302) | 45.37 (1154) |
| 3637 | Matthew Boling | 9.98 (1213) | 19.92 (1233) | 44.84 (1191) |
| 3637 | Steven Gardiner | 10.35 (1089) | 19.75 (1260) | 43.48 (1288) |
| 3634 | Femi Ogunode | 9.91 (1238) | 19.97 (1225) | 45.12 (1171) |
| (20) | ||||
| 3631 | Jereem Richards | 10.19 (1142) | 19.80 (1252) | 44.18 (1237) |
| 3631 | Obadele Thompson | 9.87 (1252)(A) | 19.97 (1225) | 45.38 (1154)(A) |
| 3620 | Alexander Ogando | 10.09 (1176) | 19.86 (1242) | 44.68 |
| (1202) | ||||
| 3619 | Frank Fredericks | 9.86 (1255) | 19.68 (1271) | 46.28 (1093) |
| 3606 | Dennis Mitchell | 9.91 (1238) | 20.09 (1206)(A) | 45.26 (1162) |
| 3604 | Walter Dix | 9.88 (1248) | 19.53 (1295) | 46.75 (1061) |
| 3602 | Zharnel Hughes | 9.83 (1266) | 19.73 (1263) | 46.58 (1073) |
| 3601 | Robson da Silva | 10.02 (1199) | 19.96 (1226) | 45.06 (1176) |
| 3601 | Bruno Hortelano | 10.06 (1186) | 20.04 (1214) | 44.69 (1201) |
| 3601 | Josephus Lyles | 10.03 (1196) | 19.93 (1231) | 45.09 (1174) |
| (30) | ||||
| 3592 | Francis Obikwelu | 9.86 (1255) | 19.84 (1245) | 46.29 (1092) |
| 3591 | Jon Drummond | 9.92 (1234) | 20.03 (1215) | 45.55 (1142) |
| 3591 | Churandy Martina | 9.91 (1238) | 19.81 (1250) | 46.13 (1103)(A) |
| 3587 | Pietro Mennea | 10.01 (1203)(A) | 19.72 (1264)(A) | 45.87 (1120) |
| 3586 | LaShawn Merritt | 10.47 (1050) | 19.74 (1261) | 43.65 (1275) |
| 3586 | Gil Roberts | 10.12 (1165) | 20.22 (1186) | 44.22 (1235) |
| 3576 | Steve Williams | 10.07 (1182) | 20.02*(1217) | 45.04*(1177)(A) |
| 3571 | Akeem Bloomfield | 10.42 (1066) | 19.81 (1250) | 43.94 (1255) |
| 3570 | Aaron Brown | 9.96 (1220) | 19.95 (1228) | 45.84 (1122) |
| 3566 | Justin Gatlin | 9.74 (1298) | 19.57 (1289) | 48.02 (979) |
| (40) | ||||
| 3562 | Kevin Little | 10.13 (1162) | 20.10 (1204) | 44.77 (1196) |
| 3560 | Jacory Patterson | 10.11 (1169) | 20.14 (1198) | 44.81 (1193) |
| 3559 | Carl Lewis | 9.86 (1255) | 19.75 (1260) | 47.01 (1044) |
| 3555 | James Sanford | 10.02 (1199) | 19.94*(1229)(A) | 45.77 (1127) |
| 3550 | Kelly Willie | 10.13 (1162) | 20.24 (1182) | 44.63 (1206) |
| 3548 | Innocent Egbunike | 10.15 (1155) | 20.42 (1155) | 44.17 (1238) |
| 3548 | Warren Weir | 10.02 (1199) | 19.79 (1253) | 46.23 (1096) |
| 3548 | Mark Witherspoon | 10.04 (1193) | 20.12 (1201) | 45.37 (1154) |
| 3544 | Tommie Smith | 10.34*(1092) | 19.83 (1247)(A) | 44.64*(1205) |
| 3544 | Baboloki Thebe | 10.29 (1108)(A) | 20.21 (1187)(A) | 44.02 (1249) |
| Non-Altitude | ||||
| 3820 | Kerley | 9.76 (1291) | 19.79 (1253) | 43.64 (1276) |
| 3758 | Tebogo | 9.86 (1255) | 19.46 (1306) | 44.75 (1197) |
| 3695 | Bednarek | 9.87 (1252) | 19.57 (1289) | 45.37 (1154) |
| 3598 | Makwala | 10.40 (1072) | 19.77 (1256) | 43.72 (1270) |
| 3589 | Mitchell | 9.91 (1238) | 20.20 (1189) | 45.26 (1162) |
| April 05, 2025 | ||||
