Who is Gout Gout? The 18-year-old faster than Usain Bolt at the same age

13 Apr 2026 • 6:58 PM MYT
The Independent
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Who is Gout Gout? The 18-year-old faster than Usain Bolt at the same age

  • Australian 18-year-old Gout Gout set a new world under-20 record in the 200m sprint.
  • Gout clocked an impressive time of 19.67 seconds at a national event in Sydney.
  • This achievement surpasses Usain Bolt's fastest 200m time recorded during his teenage years, which was 19.93 seconds at age 17.
  • The young sprinter's performance is less than half a second shy of Bolt's senior world record of 19.19 seconds.
  • Gout, who previously ran a wind-assisted 19.84, confirmed this was his first legal sub-20-second run and will focus on the World Under-20 Championships.

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