as of July 29, 2025
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 sprints? Usain Bolt heads the list, of course. This year’s big mover is Noah Lyles, who in April improved his 400 best from 47.04 to 45.87 and advanced to the No. 10 spot.
Here are the top men’s combined sprinters of all time as scored on the WA 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.
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The Top 50 men 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) |
| 3743 | Kenny Bednarek | 9.86 (1255) | 19.57 (1289) | 44.73 (1199)(A) |
| 3731 | Noah Lyles | 9.79 (1280) | 19.31 (1331) | 45.87 (1120) |
| (10) | ||||
| 3698 | Xavier Carter | 10.00 (1206) | 19.63 (1279) | 44.53 (1213) |
| 3631 | Jereem Richards | 10.16 (1152) | 19.80 (1252) | 43.78 (1266) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| (20) | ||||
| 3634 | Femi Ogunode | 9.91 (1238) | 19.97 (1225) | 45.12 (1171) |
| 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) |
| 3619 | Jacory Patterson | 10.11 (1169) | 20.14 (1198) | 43.98 (1252) |
| 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) |
| (30) | ||||
| 3601 | Josephus Lyles | 10.03 (1196) | 19.93 (1231) | 45.09 (1174) |
| 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) |
| 3573 | Ryan Zeze | 10.10 (1172)(A) | 19.90 (1236) | 45.21 (1165) |
| 3571 | Akeem Bloomfield | 10.42 (1066) | 19.81 (1250) | 43.94 (1255) |
| (40) | ||||
| 3570 | Aaron Brown | 9.96 (1220) | 19.95 (1228) | 45.84 (1122) |
| 3566 | Justin Gatlin | 9.74 (1298) | 19.57 (1289) | 48.02 (979) |
| 3562 | Kevin Little | 10.13 (1162) | 20.10 (1204) | 44.77 (1196) |
| 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) |
| 3545 | Garrett Kaalund | 10.31 (1102) | 19.85 (1244) | 44.73 (1199) |
| Non-Altitude | ||||
| 3820 | Kerley | 9.76 (1291) | 19.79 (1253) | 43.64 (1276) |
| 3758 | Tebogo | 9.86 (1255) | 19.46 (1306) | 44.75 (1197) |
| 3698 | Bednarek | 9.86 (1255) | 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) |
| 3570 | Zeze | 10.11 (1169) | 19.90 (1236) | 45.21 (1165) |
