▁event . ▁ ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁successful ▁nation ▁in ▁the ▁discipline , ▁having ▁won ▁fifteen ▁gold ▁med als . ▁J ama ica ▁are ▁a ▁clear ▁second ▁with ▁six ▁gold ▁med als . ▁East ▁Germany , ▁with ▁two , ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁other ▁nation ▁to ▁have ▁won ▁multiple ▁titles . ▁ ▁Age ▁All ▁information ▁from ▁I A AF ▁ ▁D op ing ▁Canada ' s ▁Ben ▁Johnson ▁and ▁Ang ella ▁Taylor - I ss aj en ko ▁were ▁both ▁dis qual ified ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁World ▁Championships ▁in ▁Athletics ▁for ▁do ping . ▁Johnson ▁was ▁stri pped ▁of ▁his ▁ 1 0 0   m ▁gold , ▁elev ating ▁Carl ▁Lewis ▁to ▁world ▁champion , ▁while ▁ ▁Taylor - I ss aj en ko ▁finished ▁fifth ▁in ▁the ▁women ' s ▁ 1 0 0   m ▁final . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁following ▁edition ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁Ir ina ▁S ly us ar ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁( a ▁women ' s ▁semi - final ist ) ▁was ▁dis qual ified ▁for ▁do ping . ▁E ight ▁years ▁passed ▁without ▁incident ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 0 0   m ▁before ▁the ▁double ▁Niger ian ▁do ping ▁dis qual ification ▁of ▁In noc ent ▁As on ze ▁and ▁David son ▁Ez in wa ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁ ▁Tim ▁Mont gom ery ▁became ▁the ▁ 1 0 0   m ▁second ▁medal ist ▁to ▁be ▁dis qual ified , ▁losing ▁his