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At just 18, Gout didn’t just win a race — he rewrote the record books.
Australia’s new sensation in athletics, 18-year-old sprinter Gout Gout, stunned everyone once again in his first race of 2026.
He delivered a stellar performance in the 100m race at the Dane Bird Smith Shield meet held here, clocking a time of 10 seconds.
With this, he became the joint top sprinter with the fastest time on Australian soil.
He equaled the record held by American sprinter Lachlawn Kennedy, who set the same time in Perth in April 2025. new record holder has taken 10 seconds for the first time.
Now aim to go beyond 10 seconds
The new sprinter said his first goal was to break the magic 10-second mark. Now his next goal is to surpass that.
No athlete in Australia has ever officially recorded a time under 10 seconds on a domestic track.
Aspires to break many records
The new sprinter’s only ambition is to surpass Australia’s fastest sprinter, Lachlan Kennedy, who clocked 9.98 seconds in the 100m race in Narobi, Kenya, in 2025. We want to surpass that.
Gout Gout wants to win the 100 meter sprint gold medal in the 2028 Olympic Games and for this he will do special training in the coming time.
He wants to break the record of 9.58 seconds of the great sprinter Usain Bolt and Bolt is also his idol.
100m Record History
World Record
Usain Bolt – 9.58 seconds
Berlin, 2009 (World Championships)
Australia National Record
Patrick Johnson – 9.93 seconds
2003
India National Record
Gurindervir Singh – 10.20 seconds
2023
Fastest Under-20 (Junior Record)
Erriyon Knighton – 19.49 (200m U20 WR)
(Note: 100m U20 bests usually around 9.9–10.0 range)
| Category | Time |
|---|
| World Record | 9.58 |
| Sub-10 Elite Standard | 9.90–9.99 |
| 10 Second Barrier | 10.00 |
| National Level (Strong) | 10.10–10.30 |
What is 100m time?
Australian teenage sprinter has recorded a personal best time of 10.17 seconds in the 100 metres, achieved in December 2024. The young athlete has also clocked faster times of 9.99 seconds on two occasions in April 2025, although those performances were wind-assisted and are not eligible for official record recognition. In addition, he has posted a hand-timed 9.94 seconds.
While these marks do not count as official records, they underline his rapid development and growing reputation as one of Australia’s most promising sprint prospects.
Who is the fastest 100m runner in Australia?
Gout’s 10-second run was the same time Lachlan Kennedy clocked in Perth in April 2025. Kennedy then ran a 9.98s 100m in Nairobi later last year. Australia’s fastest ever man over 100m was Patrick Johnson, who ran a legal 9.93s in Japan in 2003.
Is Noah Lyles faster than Usain Bolt?
No, Noah Lyles is not faster than Usain Bolt. Bolt remains the fastest man in history, holding the 100m (9.58s) and 200m (19.19s) world records. While Lyles is an elite sprinter, his personal bests are 9.83s (100m) and 19.31s (200m), which are significantly slower than Bolt’s record-setting times
Who is the fastest 17 year old 100m?
As of May 2025, American sprinter Tate Taylor is considered the fastest 17-year-old in history, having clocked a wind-legal 9.92 seconds in the 100m at the Texas State Championships, breaking the previous record of 9.93 set by Christian Miller in 2024. Taylor, a Texas high school junior, achieved this feat at 17 years and 7 months old.