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Teenage star Gout Gout has won the men\u2019s 200m at the Australian Athletics Championships in an astonishing time of 19.67 seconds.<\/p>\n
Rival Lachlan Kennedy, who ran a sub-10s time to win the 100m final a day earlier<\/a>, withdrew from the race but it didn\u2019t matter as the 18-year-old stormed home in a massive personal best. Gout\u2019s time was a new under-20s world record, and was faster than Usain Bolt\u2019s best at the same age.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n It is the first time Gout had run under 20s legally, after he achieved the feat last year with an illegal tailwind.<\/p>\n With a legal tailwind of 1.7 metres per second, Gout broke his own record of 20.02s.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s been in my mind this whole year, these past couple of months, so glad I got it for sure,\u201d Gout said of his performance.<\/p>\n \u201cI wrote down 19.75, and for the past week in my head I would tell myself, I\u2019m running 19.75, and obviously 19.67, so you know, got to love it.\u201d<\/p>\n Gout\u2019s performance was also the first time an Australian had run under 20 seconds in the 200m, but incredibly he wasn\u2019t alone, with South Australian sprinter Aidan Murphy also going under the magical time in finishing second. Murphy ran 19.88s after pushing Gout all the way.<\/p>\n \u201cIt definitely felt like I had a lot more in the tank, for sure,\u201d Gout said of the home stretch. \u201cAnd, just knowing me, I just kept pushing it and the time shows.\u201d<\/p>\n Gout\u2019s time makes him faster than Bolt at the same age, with the legendary Olympian only running 19.93 at the age of 18 in 2004. It was a world record at the time.<\/p>\n American sprinter Erriyon Knighton, who ran an unratified 19.49s as an 18-year-old in 2022, held the official world record of 19.68s but Gout snatched it on Sunday.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s a big weight off my shoulders knowing I ran it legally, and I have the speed and my body to run times like that. So, it definitely feels great, and ready for more,\u201d Gout said.<\/p>\n \u201cI thought today was going to be one of the worser conditions, for sure, but as soon as I saw the sun out, all I need is alright conditions. If it\u2019s alright, the wind\u2019s pretty down, I\u2019m good to go.\u201d<\/p>\n Until Gout finally broke it<\/a> last year, Peter Norman\u2019s time of 20.04s \u2013 run at the 1968 Olympics \u2013 stood as Australia\u2019s longest-standing national record for decades, with dozens of elite stars unable to run faster. Just a year on, two Australians have now run under 20 seconds.<\/p>\n More to come.<\/p>\n Save<\/p>\n You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n Remove items from your saved list<\/a> to add more.<\/p>\n![\"Gout](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/772bde34577ead4b9cfad66ee995ae2348be065d.jpeg\")
Gout Gout sets a new Australian record for the men\u2019s 200m.Sitthixay Ditthavong<\/p>\n![\"Gout](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f20e2fd13ee8d59032b90b0df4b46e8abb94da89.jpeg\")
Gout Gout after breaking the men\u2019s 200m record at the Australian Athletics Championships.Sitthixay Ditthavong<\/p>\n![\"Billie](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1774476012_913_1f26d30eae26b4882dcc1afb0e0ac232ec55551b.png\")
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