Gout set a new national record in the 200 meters at the Australian Championships in Sydney, completing the distance in 19.67 seconds. This made him the first Australian to run 200 meters in under 20 seconds. 18-year-old GOUT GOUT 🇦🇺 19.67s (1.7) over 200m at Australian Championships in Sydney!!🤯🤯 A new U20 World Record ☑️ National Record ☑️ First Australian man under 20 seconds ☑️ A star is born! pic.twitter.com/1GTfFJ4gst This was just the latest in a series of records by the talented teenager, who earlier in 2024 broke Peter Norman's 56-year-old Australian senior record with a time of 20.04 seconds. Last year in Perth, Gout ran 19.84, but that result was not recognized due to an illegal tailwind. "I've been chasing that result ever since I ran that irregular sub-20-second time. It's been on my mind all year and for the past few months. All week I've been telling myself I would run 19.75, and in the end, it turned out even better," Gout said after the race.