Australian teen sprinter Gout Gout (X)
Gout, who has been compared to the likes of the legendary Bolt himself, lived up to the billing at the Queensland Athletics Championships, where the 16-year-old clocked in a blistering time of 10.29 seconds in the 100m.
The future for tantalizing sprinting action seems bright as Australian speedster Gout Gout left crowds stunned with a Usain Bolt-esque finish.
Gout, who has been compared to the likes of the legendary Bolt himself, lived up to the billing at the Queensland Athletics Championships, where the 16-year-old clocked in a blistering time of 10.29 seconds in the 100m.
For some comparison, Bolt’s world record for the 100m stands at 9.58 seconds.
Gout’s effort improved upon the 10.57s he ran in November 2022, which set a new under-16 Australian record.
In April 2023, aged just 15, Gout broke the Australian under-18 men’s 200m record with a time of 20.87 seconds.
Born in Brisbane in 2007 – two years after his parents migrated to Australia from South Sudan, Gout has drawn comparisons with the eight-time Olympic champion after clocking some seriously impressive sprint times.
Speaking to Athletics Australia in 2022 when he was aged just 14, Gout named American sprinters Erriyon Knighton and Noah Lyles as his favourites.
“I like Erriyon Knighton because he is a youngster competing up against the best, and Noah Lyles because he is running crazy times,” Gout said.
Gout has previously expressed his admiration for Bolt, admitting he’s flattered by comparisons to the Jamaican sprint king, but says he is out to make his own name in athletics.
“It’s pretty cool because Usain Bolt is arguably the greatest athlete of all time and just being compared to him is a great feeling,” Gout said in April.
