All-Time Combo Men's 1/2/4 Sprinters (Blake #4)

[Fortius19]

One cumulative time variation is to convert each to a 200m time (i.e. 100m time x2, 400m /2)

Here's how it plays out for the top 5:

UB 60.99
MJ 61.09
TG 61.405
YB 62.145
XC 61.895

nice. I was going to do a (100m x4) + (200m x2) + 400m time.

[gennady]

Why not?
100m+200m+400m=Sum time
Of course the amount of scores tables is the correct .

[Tuariki]

Who is the best woman?

Based on IAAF listed best performances, it is:

Koch? - - - 10.83 - - - 21.71 - - - 47.60
Jones? -- - 10.65 - - - 21.62 - - - 49.59

Two others who would feature up highly:

Felix? - - - 10.93 - - - 21.81 - - - 49.59
Perec? - - - 10.96 - - - 21.99 - - - 48.25

[Athleticsimaging]

Who is the best woman?

Tauriki, there was a thread discussing this -

http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/discus ... ilit=combo

And there is a long list of combo athletes (last updated 2007) at my neglected website. Jjust go to Statistics links on the bottom right hand side.

http://athleticsimaging.com/

I don't know if I will get update the list but it might fill in a few hours for you.

[Tuariki]

Who is the best woman?

Tauriki, there was a thread discussing this -

Thanks for that information. Koch would appear to be #1 based on times edging Jones because of the big differential in the 400 times.

However, I would have to agree with AJP that it is hard to go past Betty Cuthbert given she has Olympic Golds in all 3 of those events.

[nianchengyu]

Based on IAAF listed best performances, it is:

Koch - - - 10.83 - - - 21.71 - - - 47.60
Jones-- - 10.65 - - - 21.62 - - - 49.59
Torrence--10.82---21.72---49.64
Irina Privalova:10.77---21.87--49.89
Felix- - - 10.93 - - - 21.81 - - - 49.59
Perec - - - 10.96 - - - 21.99 - - - 48.25
Sanya Richards:10.97---22.17---48.70
Irina Privalova:10.77---21.87--49.89

[EPelle]

Here's a near-certainty (as equal to the certainty that death and taxes shall come upon you): Bolt should be the only man to ever reach 4.000 points. If he never improves in the 100m or 200m, he will have to run 400m in 42,74 to reach that level. If he runs 100m in a 9,55 and 200m in 18,99, he'll have to "only" cross the finish line at 400m in 44,30 to earn 4.000 points. If he ends up just under 44,00 (43,98), he'll need to stop the 100m clock somewhere at/below 9,50 and not have to worry about improving over 200m.

42.74! 9.55! 18.99! Those are video game numbers that you're just nonchalantly throwing around. Bolt may be the best candidate to break the 4000 barrier in the sprints, but I wouldn't call it as certain as death and taxes.

Bolt keeps his 'video game' dreams alive. He's run the 9,5 (ish).

Will there be any more of a focus on breaking World records?

"Definitely I think one season we’re going to try and see if we can go faster. Without a doubt. I definitely think so."

"I still want to run sub-19 (in the 200). That’s one of the things I always think about and talk about with my coach. That’s one thing I’d really like to try."

http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/dlm/ne ... 67721.html

[EPelle]

By virtue of his 9,69 PB, Yohan Blake has improved to 3764 points this season -- an increase of 50 points over last year's combo score which elevated him to his current fourth spot. He'd need to run 19,04 in tomorrow's 200m to be the fourth to break the 3800 points threshold; he'd still remain 13 points behind Gay.

The top 10:

3893 .... 09,58 (1374) .... 19,19 (1356) .... 45,28 (1163) .... Usain Bolt
3817 .... 10,09 (1182) .... 19,32 (1335) .... 43,18 (1300) .... Michael Johnson
3813 .... 09,69 (1332) .... 19,58 (1293) .... 44,89 (1188) .... Tyson Gay
3764 .... 09,69 (1332) .... 19,26 (1344) .... 46,49 (1088) .... Yohan Blake
3712 .... 10,00 (1215) .... 19,63 (1286) .... 44,53 (1211) .... Xavier Carter
3687 .... 09,93 (1241) .... 19,73 (1270) .... 45,08 (1176) .... Mike Marsh
3685 .... 09,72 (1320) .... 19,90 (1243) .... 45,94 (1122) .... Asafa Powell
3679 .... 09,96 (1230) .... 19,65 (1282) .... 45,22 (1167) .... Wallace Spearmon
3653 .... 09,87 (1263) .... 19,97 (1233) .... 45,38 (1157) .... Obadele Thompson
3646 .... 09,86 (1267) .... 19,68 (1278) .... 46,28 (1101) .... Frank Fredericks

[j-a-m]

3764 .... 09,69 (1332) .... 19,26 (1344) .... 46,49 (1088) .... Yohan Blake

Looks like Blake has the most room to improve in the 400.