Meet Gout Gout, the Australian teenager who ran a lightning-fast 100m dash
It’s time to get to know the name Gout Gout.
He’s the 16-year-old runner who ran a 10.04-second 100m in the All-School Athletics Championships in Queensland, which would be the fourth-fastest
Yes, it was wind-assisted. But when I tell you that the video is stunning to watch, that won’t matter to you. Dude takes off and when he hits top speed, it’s like he’s got afterburners on.
His family is from South Sudan, and he was born in Brisbane in 2007. As a teenager, he started breaking age records in sprints and other races, and now his name has gone very viral thanks to this:
SORRY WHAT?! 10.04?
Teenage sensation Gout Gout gets the crowd roaring with a spectacular though windy 10.04 (+3.4) performance in his U18 100m Heat – the fourth fastest time in all conditions by an Australian in history.
Stay tuned for the final at 3:40pm AEST. Tune in… pic.twitter.com/UbXfzH5mj6
— Athletics Australia (@AthsAust) December 6, 2024
WOW.