Gout Gout
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His Cuban rival was leading, but Gout Gout knew he had him covered, and broke a record too
He had to wait for the school holidays to make his professional racing debut in the Czech Republic, but when he did, the 17-year-old flew to a new national record.
- Michael Gleeson
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The Gift that decided not to keep on giving
Sprint sensation Gout Gout’s Stawell Gift result shows a rethink is needed if the event is to remain Australia’s premier footrace.
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- Australians in sport
How did the Stawell Gift waste what should have been its greatest ever race?
That the two quickest men in Stawell on Monday could not even get to the final would suggest the handicappers had a howler.
- Michael Gleeson
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The teacher who beat schoolboy Gout in the semis also won the Stawell Gift
John Evans isn’t sure what the bigger achievement will be – telling his kids he won the Stawell Gift, or telling them that the day he did it, he beat Gout Gout.
- Michael Gleeson
Stawell utterly enthralled by Gout the great entertainer
Twice as many people as last year came just to see the heats. They came to see one person – the man whose name they chanted as he stood on the blocks. This was the day Gout Gout came to the Stawell Gift.
- Michael Gleeson
This man paid $50,000 to bring Gout Gout to Stawell, and would have doubled it
Local businessman Sandy McGregor has also offered to continue to support Gout with training and travel after Stawell.
- Michael Gleeson
Gout Gout smashes 20-second barrier, embraced by fierce rival as his legend grows
Another day, another stunning development in Australian sprinting: This time with Gout Gout winning the 200 metres in sub-20 seconds after Lachie Kennedy was disqualified.
- Michael Gleeson
‘I might actually get this’: Kennedy becomes Australia’s second-fastest ever
Lachlan Kennedy ran the second-fastest time by an Australian ever – 10 seconds flat – a night after Gout Gout got the coveted single-figure time with a tailwind. This is some rivalry.
- Michael Gleeson
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- World athletics championships
Gout broke sprinting’s magical mark twice in one night, and it wasn’t even his best event
While not official times, Gout has now broken the 10-second barrier for the 100m. Who knows how fast he might run in his pet event; the 200m.
- Michael Gleeson
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