Gout Gout Explained

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Gout Gout
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	100 meters, 200 meters
Club:	Ipswich Grammar
Birth Date:	29 December 2007
Birth Place:	Ipswich, Queensland

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]}

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]

In May 2024 he was named in the Australian team for the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima.^[9]

Achievements

Information from World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.

Personal bests

Distance	Time (s)	Wind	Location	Date	Notes
100 meters	10.29	+0.0 m/s	Brisbane, Australia	March 16, 2024
200 meters	20.69	+1.4 m/s	Brisbane, Australia	January 27, 2022
	20.68	+2.4 m/s	Brisbane, Australia	March 17, 2024	Wind-assisted
400 meters	48.98	-	Brisbane, Australia	October 20, 2023

International competitions

2024	Oceania U18 Athletics Championships	Suva, Fiji	bgcolor=gold	1st	200 m	21.24
			bgcolor=gold	1st	4 × 100 m relay	41.34

National championships

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time	Wind (m/s)	Notes
2022	Australian Athletics Championships U16		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
2024	Australian Athletics Championships U20		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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gout Gout. World Athletics. 16 April 2023.
2. Web site: Luke. Pentony. 16 April 2023. 16 April 2023. Teenager Gout Gout creates Australian athletics history with blistering sprint performance. abc.net.au.
3. Web site: WHO IS GOUT GOUT? AUSTRALIAN ALL SCHOOLS CHAMPIONSHIPS. Athletics.com.au. 24 November 2022. 16 April 2023.
4. Web site: 'Mind blowing': Queensland teenager shatters Australian record as Sally Pearson's 20-year feat toppled. foxsports.com.au. 16 April 2023. 16 April 2023.
5. Web site: 15-year-old Gout Gout smashes 41-year Aussie record, just misses Usain Bolt. Danyaal. Saeed. 16 April 2023. 16 April 2023. news.com.au.
6. Web site: nine.com.au. 'It feels like you are floating': Teen star stuns with 200-metre national record run. Simon. Brunsdon. 16 April 2023. 16 April 2023.
7. Web site: Australian wonderkid dubbed 'Oceanian Usain Bolt' sets another milestone after dominating Queensland Championships. Pulsesports. 22 March 2024. Mark. Kinyanjui. 17 March 2024.
8. Web site: 'It's scary': Crowd 'electric' as Aussie 16-year-old sprinter Gout Gout storms to national under-20 glory. Nine.com. 12 April 2024. Zachary. Gates. 12 April 2024.
9. Web site: Australia names team of 68 for World U20 Championships Lima 24. 24 May 2024. World Athletics. 25 May 2024.