2 0 0 9 , ▁and ▁ 1 0 . 7 0 ▁seconds ▁for ▁women , ▁set ▁by ▁Mar ion ▁Jones ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁The ▁men ' s ▁world ▁record ▁has ▁been ▁broken ▁or ▁equ alled ▁at ▁the ▁competition ▁three ▁times : ▁by ▁Carl ▁Lewis ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁and ▁by ▁Us ain ▁Bol t ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁Ben ▁Johnson ▁beat ▁Lewis ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁final , ▁but ▁his ▁win ▁and ▁record ▁were ▁subsequently ▁res c ind ed ▁after ▁his ▁ad mission ▁to ▁long - term ▁ster oid ▁use . ▁Lewis ' s ▁mark , ▁which ▁equ alled ▁the ▁standing ▁record ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁was ▁never ▁officially ▁rat ified ▁by ▁the ▁I A AF ▁as ▁a ▁world ▁record . ▁The ▁women ' s ▁world ▁record ▁has ▁not ▁yet ▁been ▁be aten ▁at ▁the ▁champion ships . ▁ ▁Carl ▁Lewis , ▁Maurice ▁Gre ene ▁and ▁Us ain ▁Bol t ▁are ▁the ▁most ▁successful ▁male ▁athlet es ▁of ▁the ▁event , ▁having ▁each ▁won ▁three ▁titles . ▁Sh elly - An n ▁F ras er - P ry ce ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁successful ▁ ▁ath lete ▁of ▁the ▁event ▁as ▁the ▁only ▁person , ▁male ▁or ▁female ▁to ▁win ▁four ▁titles . ▁Mer l ene ▁Ot te y ▁and ▁Car mel ita ▁J eter ▁are ▁the ▁only ▁other ▁athlet es ▁to ▁have ▁claimed ▁four ▁med als ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁Championships