The teenage dash sensation additionally recorded a world-leading time over half a lap in his warmth
Gout Gout, the Australian teenager who’s already made headlines around the globe, has damaged one more barrier by operating a sub-20 second 200m.
The 17-year-old ran an unimaginable 19.98 (3.4) to win the ultimate on the Queensland Athletics Championships (March 16) however the time was wind-assisted.
Gout nevertheless did run a wind authorized 20.05 – simply exterior his private better of 20.04 – within the heats, blitzing the home area by greater than two seconds in Brisbane.
Gout Gout in motion (Getty)
Not solely was his 20.05 the world lead within the 200m however his 19.98 can also be the quickest ever time by an Australian in all situations.
Again in December, Gout took down Peter Norman’s senior nationwide file of 20.06 – a mark that secured Norman the Olympic silver medal on the 1968 Mexico Olympics – with 20.04.
Gout’s run put him second on the worldwide under-18 200m all-time record behind Erriyon Knighton, who ran 19.84 on the USATF Championships three years in the past.
Di Sheppard and Gout Gout (Getty)
It meant that Gout can also be sooner than Usain Bolt over 200m within the under-18 age class, with the Jamaican clocking 20.13 in 2003.
The Australian additionally had success within the 100m on the championships and set a nationwide under-18 file of 10.17 (0.9) in his win.
Final summer season, Gout claimed an excellent silver medal over half a lap on the World Below-20 Championships in Lima, putting behind South Africa’s Bayanda Walaza.
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