Dash sensation Gout Gout, Australia’s quickest man over 200m, has lit up the monitor with a world-leading run in the course of the Queensland Athletics championships on Sunday.
Gout first blitzed the sector within the under-20 heats to cross the road in 20.05s for the quickest 200m recorded throughout the globe in all ages in 2025. The 17-year-old smashed the earlier greatest 20.13s clocked by Zimbabwe’s Makanakaishe Charamba in Texas final month however higher was nonetheless to return within the ultimate in Brisbane.
The dash prodigy went on to interrupt the 20-second barrier for the primary time within the U20 200m ultimate with a wind-assisted 19.98s. Gout disregarded a false begin to set the blistering time that was deemed unlawful for a +3.6m/s tailwind however is now the quickest 200m by an Australian in all circumstances and the sixth-quickest by an U20 athlete.
“On the bend I assumed I can actually ship it,” Gout mentioned. “I used to be comfortable and stunned however I really feel a weight off my shoulders.”
Gout demolished the sector within the 200m warmth with a authorized wind of +1.2m/s at his again to complete simply 0.01s wanting the nationwide file he set on the identical venue final December. Whereas Gout was simply exterior his private better of 20.04s (+1.5m/s), he once more beat the earlier Australian file that Peter Norman held for 56 years after operating 20.06s on the Mexico Metropolis Olympics in 1968.
The Queenslander is shifting to inside touching distance of Usain Bolt’s quickest 200m time on the identical age of 19.93s. Gout, who turned 17 in December, bettered the Jamaican’s private greatest 16-year-old time of 20.13s when breaking the nationwide file final yr.
“It feels nice as a result of I’ve been at that stage watching folks like Usain Bolt, getting goosebumps,” Gout mentioned. “For me to offer folks goosebumps feels nice.”
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The yr 12 scholar had already clinched the U20 100m crown after operating 10.38s within the state championships ultimate on Saturday. Gout had earlier eased to the road to complete his warmth in 10.39s towards a slight headwind and ran right into a -1.4m/s wind within the ultimate.
Gout has revealed that he’s now in the course of a heavy coaching block whereas focusing on the Maurie Plant meet on 29 March, in addition to the nationwide championships in Western Australia in April. He’s amongst a gaggle of promising Australian sprinters – together with Lachie Kennedy, Josh Azzopardi, Jacob Despard, Calab Legislation and Jack Hale – additionally eyeing off the $40,000 on supply within the 120m Stawell Reward on Easter Sunday.
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