Gout Gout’s stock has continued to rise after clocking a sensational 20.29 (1.3) over 200m at the Queensland All Schools Track and Field Championships.
The 16-year-old’s time was the fastest by an Australian since 1993 and saw him break the country’s under-20 record over half a lap.
Gout will surely have his eyes on the Australian senior record of 20.06, which secured Peter Norman Olympic 200m silver at the 1968 Mexico Games.
If Gout can better that time before his 18th birthday next December, he will also leapfrog Usain Bolt, who ran 20.13 at 16, on the under-18 200m all-time list.
Gout’s time of 20.29 currently ranks him fourth on those rankings, with Erriyon Knighton (19.84), Bolt and Puripol Boonson (20.19) ahead of him.
The Australian first caught people’s attention two years ago when he clocked 10.57 for 100m and has since improved his personal best over the distance to 10.29.
It’s over 200m where he has made the biggest impact though – this past summer Gout claimed a superb silver medal over half a lap at the World U20 Championships in Lima, placing behind South Africa’s Bayanda Walaza.
Source: AW
