Sprinting starlet, Gout has broken another record in Australia as his extraordinary rise continues.
The 16-year-old has already run faster than Usain Bolt in 2024 after catching the eye at the Under-20 World Championships in August.
Gout broke the event record in the 200m, which had been set by a 15-year-old Bolt in 2002.
He has now smashed more records at the All Schools Queensland Championship in Australia.
The teenager won both the 100m and 200m at the event as well as recording the fastest time by an Australian for 31 years.
In the heats for the 200m, Gout crossed the line in 20.29 seconds.
It is the fastest time in the event by an Aussie sprinter since 1993 as well as a record for Queensland.
Gout also now holds the under-18 and under-20 records for Australia and Oceania.
He went on to claim victory in the 200m final with a time of 20.52 seconds.
His performances have even seen Gout become the fourth fastest under-18 200m sprinter of all-time.
Meanwhile, he continues to edge closer to the Australian national record of 20.06 seconds.
Peter Norman set the long-standing record in the 200m back in 1968.
Gout’s performances in Queensland are the latest landmarks in his remarkable year.
He was signed by Adidas last week, penning a sponsorship deal with the sports clothing brand.
It comes after he claimed a stunning silver medal at the under-20 World Championships in Peru earlier this year.
Gout was only beaten to the gold by 0.08 seconds as he finished behind South Africa’s Bayanda Walaza.
The Aussie teen’s manager James Templeton has attempted to cool widespread comparisons to Bolt, but admits the future looks incredibly bright.
“I’ve avoided using the ‘UB’ comparison. I think that’s unfair to a young athlete,” Templeton said.
“For 18 months I’ve basically said a blanket ‘no’ to every media outlet in Australia that has asked. We just want to allow him to be a normal kid at school. We don’t want him to have any distraction.
“It’s all going to be ahead of him. We want his life to be as normal as possible for as long as possible.
“But the modern world with viral videos, despite saying no to media he has gone viral and everybody is starting to get to know him.”
