Gout Gout Closes in on Australian Sprint Greats

Gout Gout has broken several national records over the past year.

Gout Gout of Queensland wins his Boys' U18 100m heat in 10.04 seconds with a +3.4 tail-wind during the 2024 Chemist Warehouse Australian All Schools Athletics Championship at Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre in Brisbane, Australia on Dec. 6, 2024. (Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)of

Comparisons with teenagers are no longer valid for Gout Gout after he bolted to the fourth-fastest 100 metre time in all conditions by an Australian at the national All Schools Championships in Brisbane.

No Australian teenager has run faster than Gout’s illegally wind assisted 10.04 second in his heat on Friday, and only national record holder Patrick Johnson (9.93), Rohan Browning (10.01) and Matt Shirvington (10.03) have run faster in legal conditions.