Gout Gout turns 18 as whirlwind year ends amid high hopes for even faster 2026 | Jack Snape
Athletics’ breakout star of 2025 is taking a gap year before university and says the break will help him focus more on the track
Sprint phenomenon Gout Gout turned 18 on Monday, marking the formal end to the childhood of Australia’s fastest man. It’s a sentence as ridiculous as the Queenslander’s times, which have propelled him towards a medal assault at the 2026 Commonwealth Games and World Junior Championships.
The past 12 months delivered Gout a first national title and a first senior world championships semi-final appearance. He was clocked under 10s in the 100m and under 20s in the 200m, even if the times were scrubbed from records due to excessive tailwinds.