Who is Gout Gout? Australia’s 16-year-old sprint sensation breaking records
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Who is Gout Gout? Australia’s 16-year-old sprint sensation breaking records

The Independent  

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. If Gout Gout’s stock was already rapidly on the rise after his exploits as a teenage athletic phenom, his latest record-breaking exploits have marked him out as a potential superstar of the sport. Then, at the Queensland All-Schools Championships in the first weekend of November, Gout clocked a time of 20.29secs in the heats - in the world all-time youth performance rankings, only Thai prodigy Puripol Boonson, America’s Erriyon Knighton and a certain Usain Bolt have ever run faster. open image in gallery Gout Gout’s high-striding style has invited comparisons with Usain Bolt “I’m just me trying to be me. “If not, I’ll just finish my school in Year 12.” Australia’s sprint pair Rohan Browning and Joshua Azzopardi both participated in round one at the Paris Olympics and were knocked out with times of 10.20secs and 10.29secs respectively; Gout is already bettering those marks and could contend as soon as LA2028.

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The 16-year-old schoolboy who could be the next Usain Bolt
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The 16-year-old schoolboy who could be the next Usain Bolt

Live Mint  

The 16-year-old in the black-and-crimson kit blasts out of the starting blocks and proceeds to unfold his giant frame. The next day, Gout ran 200 meters in 20.04 seconds, surpassing Bolt’s best time at that age “These are adult times, and me—just a kid—I’m running them," Gout said. “As we arrived, the steward announced, ‘We have a special guest on …

Who is Gout Gout, the Australian sprinter who broke Usain Bolt's record as world’s fastest 16-year-old in 200m?
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Who is Gout Gout, the Australian sprinter who broke Usain Bolt's record as world’s fastest 16-year-old in 200m?

Firstpost  

The 16-year-old Gout Gout of Australia competed a 200m race in just 20.04 seconds surpassing the 20.13 seconds record set by athletics legend Bolt at 16 in a meet in Barbados in 2003. On Friday, Gout ran the 200 metres in 20.04 seconds at the Australian schools championships in Brisbane to break the national record Peter Norman set at the …

Who is Gout Gout? Australia’s 16-year-old sprint sensation breaking records
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Who is Gout Gout? Australia’s 16-year-old sprint sensation breaking records

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Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Gout’s new …

Gout Gout: 16-year-old rising sprint star breaks Australia’s nearly six-decade-old 200m record
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Gout Gout: 16-year-old rising sprint star breaks Australia’s nearly six-decade-old 200m record

CNN  

CNN — Just a day after running the fourth fastest under-18 100m time in history, 16-year-old sprint sensation Gout Gout has broken Australia’s longstanding men’s 200m record. Peter Norman’s 200m national record of 20.06 seconds had stood since the 1968 Olympics, the country’s oldest remaining record, but Gout ran 20.04s in the 200m final at the All-Schools Championships in Brisbane …

Teenage sprinter Gout Gout edges closer to breaking 10-second barrier for 100m
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Teenage sprinter Gout Gout edges closer to breaking 10-second barrier for 100m

ABC  

Teenage sprint star Gout Gout has underlined his potential with more outstanding performances at the Australian All Schools Championships in Brisbane on Friday. Only an illegal tailwind of 3.4 metres per second prevented the Queenslander's heat time of 10.04 seconds being recorded as a national under-18 record in the 100 metres at the Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre. He later …

Gout Gout's manager James Templeton on training with Noah Lyles, skipping the Commonwealth Games and comparisons to Usain Bolt
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Gout Gout's manager James Templeton on training with Noah Lyles, skipping the Commonwealth Games and comparisons to Usain Bolt

ABC  

As Gout Gout's ascension in the world of athletics continues apace, the man responsible for guiding him to the top says he remains the same "happy-go-lucky" kid he has always been. Gout's manager James Templeton had a front-row seat as the 16-year-old sprint sensation clocked an incredible time of 20.29 at the weekend's Queensland All Schools championships and will soon …

Australian teenager Gout Gout smashes sprint records with astonishing 200m time at Queensland All-Schools Championships
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Australian teenager Gout Gout smashes sprint records with astonishing 200m time at Queensland All-Schools Championships

ABC  

Teenage Australian sprint sensation Gout Gout has smashed several more records with an astonishing 200m run of 20.29 seconds at the Queensland All-Schools Championships. The 16-year-old moved to fourth spot on both the Australian all-time senior list and the world overall under-18 rankings on Sunday, while also setting new Australian and Oceania under-18 and under-20 records. The Australian senior 200m …

Usain Bolt shares words of wisdom with teen sprinter Gout Gout who broke his record
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Usain Bolt shares words of wisdom with teen sprinter Gout Gout who broke his record

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Teenage sprint sensation Gout Gout claims U20 World Championships 200m silver with thrilling run
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Teenage sprint sensation Gout Gout claims U20 World Championships 200m silver with thrilling run

ABC  

Gout Gout has underlined his status as one of Australia's most exciting young athletes, bolting to a silver medal with a personal-best time in the 200 metres at the world junior championships. Paris Olympics semifinalist Torrie Lewis produced a personal-best time of 22.88 in the women's 200m final, also collecting a silver medal. Athletics Australia president Jane Flemming even likened …

As Rohan Browning warms up and Torrie Lewis sits out, Gout Gout steals the show at Australian Athletics Championships
8 months, 1 week ago

As Rohan Browning warms up and Torrie Lewis sits out, Gout Gout steals the show at Australian Athletics Championships

ABC  

In short: Rohan Browning says he is working through a slight injury after qualifying third fastest in the 100m heats Rohan Browning says he is working through a slight injury after qualifying third fastest in the 100m heats Sixteen-year-old Gout Gout claimed the 100m title and breezed through 200m qualifying in an eye-catching performance What's next? The Australian Athletics Championships …

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