Who is Gout Gout? Meet the sprinting sensation compared to Bolt

A teenage sprinter from Australia, Gout Gout, has attracted a lot of attention from fans and media outlets all over the world because of his incredible speed.

Gout, age 17, has established a number of impressive records at the youth level and has competed in the 60, 100, 200, and 400 meters.

Gout’s height, long strides, and string of stellar victories have drawn comparisons to the legendary eight-time Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt in videos that have become popular online.

Gout is one of seven children born in Queensland to South Sudanese parents. Since his name was originally spelled “Guot,” it was incorrectly transliterated from Arabic during his early years, according to his father, who has recommended that his name be pronounced “Gwot.”

Di Sheppard, a school coach who has worked with Gout since he was 13 since then, first noticed his sprinting prowess.

Gout holds the 100 and 200-meter records for Australian under-16s. He ran 10.57s as a 14-year-old, and the latter set the record for 20.87s as a 15-year-old.

He won the Australian under-20 100m title in 2024 with a time of 10.48, and he followed up with a 200m silver medal at the Lima World Under-20 Championships.

At the 2024 GPS Track &amp, Field Championships in his native Queensland, he won the 200 and 400-meter races that same year.

Gout turned professional after obtaining those titles and agreeing to work for Adidas.

In the following year, he broke the Australian under-18 record by breaking the country’s all-time fastest time record for any athlete of any age. He became the only other athlete to surpass Bolt in the under-18 200m age.

Gout’s fastest (non-wind assisted) times in each event are:

In response to a video of one of Gout’s runs, Bolt responded in a direct message on Instagram, saying, “He looks like young me.

Gout is pleased with the comparisons, but he wants to leave a lasting impression.

Gout admitted to Nine last year, “I do see it.” My running distance is roughly equal to the distance between my knees, which are both fairly long.

I’m just trying to be myself, I suppose. Although I occasionally resemble him, I know I’m trying to be known as myself, and I think I’ve succeeded in doing that.

“It feels great to be compared to Usain Bolt, but I want to see my personality in the upcoming story.”

Gout was referred to as “a star” by the Australian sprinter’s family, Peter Norman, whose 56-year record was broken by him last December when he ran the 200-meter in the same year.

On Tuesday, Gout Gout will make his senior international debut at the Ostrava Golden Spike meet.

The World Athletics Continental Tour, which is held annually, is the lowest level meeting in the Diamond League.

Gout stated that the main objective of the season is undoubtedly to win World Championships. Let’s see what I can do against professional athletes on the international stage. I’m hoping to run quickly and well.

Gout will use the two events to get ready for the World Athletics Championships, which will take place from 13 to 21 September in Tokyo, Japan, and will be competing at the Monaco Diamond League meet at the Stade Louis II on July 11.

By the time the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, USA are over, Gout will be 20.

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