Gout Gout
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| Born | 29 December 2007 Ipswich, Queensland | ||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 100 metres, 200 metres | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Ipswich Grammar | ||||||||||||||
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Gout Gout (born 29 December 2007) is an Australian track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter.[1]
Early life
[edit]Gout was born in Ipswich, Queensland to parents from South Sudan who moved to Australia two years before he was born. He attends Ipswich Grammar School in South East Queensland.[2]
Career
[edit]2022
[edit]The holder of the Australian under-16 100m and 200m records, Gout ran 10.57 seconds for the 100m as a fourteen year-old.[3]
2023
[edit]Gout first broke the Australian under-18 men's 200m record in April 2023 aged fifteen years-old. He ran 20.87 seconds to win the under-18 men's 200m final at the Australian Junior Athletics Championships in Brisbane in April 2023.[4][5][6]
2024
[edit]He ran a personal best time of 10.29s to win the U-18 Boys 100m at the Queensland Athletics Championships in Brisbane, in March 2024.[7] He won the Australian U20 100m title in Adelaide in April 2024, running a time of 10.48 seconds.[8]
He represented Australia at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru, where he won the silver medal in the 200 metres in August 2024.[9][10]
On October 28, he signed his first contract with Adidas.[11]
At the Queensland All-Schools Championships in the first weekend of November, he clocked a time of 20.29 (+1.2 m/s) in the heats of the 200m. In addition to achieving the Oceania Under 20 record, AU20R and AU18R, he becomes the fourth fastest Australian over this distance ever and the fastest since 1993. This performance also places him fourth in the world all-time youth performance rankings, behind Erriyon Knighton, Usain Bolt and Puripol Boonson.[12]
Achievements
[edit]Information from World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.
Personal bests
[edit]| Distance | Time (s) | Wind | Location | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 meters | 10.29 | +0.0 m/s | Brisbane, Australia | March 16, 2024 | |
| 200 meters | 20.29 | +1.2 m/s | Brisbane, Australia | November 3, 2024 | AU20R |
| 400 meters | 47.57 | - | Brisbane, Australia | October 18, 2024 |
International competitions
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Oceania U18 Athletics Championships | Suva, Fiji | 1st | 200 m | 21.24 | CR |
| 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 41.34 | ||||
| World U20 Championships | Lima, Peru | 2nd | 200 m | 20.60 | PB | |
| 5th | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.64 |
National championships
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Wind (m/s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Australian Athletics Championships U16 | Sydney | 6e | 100 m | 11.27 | −1.0 | |
| 4e | 200 m | 22.35 | +0.9 | ||||
| 2023 | Australian Athletics Championships U18 | Brisbane | 1st | 100 m | 10.50 | +1.3 | |
| 1st | 200 m | 20.87 | −0.1 | AYR | |||
| 2024 | Australian Athletics Championships U20 | Adelaide | 1st | 100 m | 10.48 | +1.1 | |
| 1st | 200 m | 20.97 | −1.0 | ||||
| Australian Athletics Championships U18 | 1st | 100 m | 11.00 | −3.7 | |||
| 1st | 200 m | 21.23 | −2.2 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Gout Gout". World Athletics. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ Pentony, Luke (16 April 2023). "Teenager Gout Gout creates Australian athletics history with blistering sprint performance". abc.net.au. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ "WHO IS GOUT GOUT? AUSTRALIAN ALL SCHOOLS CHAMPIONSHIPS". Athletics.com.au. 24 November 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ "'Mind blowing': Queensland teenager shatters Australian record as Sally Pearson's 20-year feat toppled". foxsports.com.au. 16 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ Saeed, Danyaal (16 April 2023). "15-year-old Gout Gout smashes 41-year Aussie record, just misses Usain Bolt". news.com.au. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ Brunsdon, Simon (16 April 2023). "'It feels like you are floating': Teen star stuns with 200-metre national record run". nine.com.au. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ Kinyanjui, Mark (17 March 2024). "Australian wonderkid dubbed 'Oceanian Usain Bolt' sets another milestone after dominating Queensland Championships". Pulsesports. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
- ^ Gates, Zachary (12 April 2024). "'It's scary': Crowd 'electric' as Aussie 16-year-old sprinter Gout Gout storms to national under-20 glory". Nine.com. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "Australia names team of 68 for World U20 Championships Lima 24". World Athletics. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "Walaza storms to sprint double at World U20 Championships in Lima". World Athletics. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "16-Year-Old Sprint Sensation Gout Gout Turns Professional, Signs With Adidas". citiusmag. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "Australian sprint prodigy Gout Gout blazes to new 200m heights". theguardian. 3 November 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
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