Gout Gout
Personal information
Born (2007-12-29) 29 December 2007
Ipswich, Queensland
Sport
Country Australia
SportAthletics
Event(s)100 meters, 200 meters
ClubIpswich Grammar
Achievements and titles
Personal bests

Gout Gout (born 29 December 2007) is an Australian track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter.[1]

Early life

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

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] Gout 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]

References

  1. ↑ "Gout Gout". World Athletics. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  2. ↑ Pentony, Luke (16 April 2023). "Teenager Gout Gout creates Australian athletics history with blistering sprint performance". abc.net.au. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  3. ↑ "WHO IS GOUT GOUT? AUSTRALIAN ALL SCHOOLS CHAMPIONSHIPS". Athletics.com.au. 24 November 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  4. ↑ "'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.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ 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.
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