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Gout Gout Closes School Career With Meet‑Record 400m Win at GPS

The 17-year-old marked his final meet for Ipswich Grammar with a statement run that sets up his move toward senior international targets.

Overview

  • Gout Gout won the boys' open 400m at Queensland's GPS championships in a meet-record time reported between 46.14 and 46.18 seconds.
  • He skipped his usual 100m and 200m to contest the 400m and the 4x100m relay in his last appearance as a schoolboy athlete.
  • Brisbane Grammar's Seth Kennedy broke Gout’s GPS 200m record earlier in the day with 20.64 and then finished second in the 400m in 46.64.
  • Gout, who reached the 200m semi-finals at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo last month, said his next step is the world stage.
  • He thanked coach Di Sheppard and Ipswich Grammar for their support and had one race left on the program in the 4x100m relay.