Gout Gout breaks Usain Bolt’s 20-year-old 200m record

Australian sprinter Gout Gout, just 18 years old, shattered the world junior record in the 200 meters on Sunday, running a stunning 19.67 in the national championships final in Sydney. The time not only rewrites the junior record books — it even beats what Usain Bolt ran at the same age.

Nicknamed “Bolt’s son” for his striking resemblance to the Jamaican legend, Gout is obliterating every benchmark set for his age group.

Bolt first dipped under 20 seconds, clocking 19.99 in the 200 meters at Crystal Palace in London on July 22 2005.

Two decades on, Gout dropped 19.67, shaving almost half a second off his own Australian record of 20.02 set in Ostrava, Czech Republic last year.

Born on December 29, 2007 to parents who emigrated from South Sudan, the young sprinter from Queensland is turning track and field into his passport to global stardom.

Coached from the start by veteran trainer Diane Sheppard, Gout went from running 20.87 seconds at age 15, to 20.02 last year during his European debut, and now he’s dropped an astonishing 19.67, a time that already smells like an Olympic medal contender for Los Angeles 2028.

He recently signed a multi‑million‑dollar deal with Adidas worth more than $6 million through 2032 — the year Brisbane will host the Olympic Games, a moment that already feels destined to be special for him.

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