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Uwezo Lubenda, 16, Breaks Queensland U16 100m Record, Drawing Comparisons to Gout Gout

The Townsville teenager now turns to a 200m start this weekend before a December nationals push.

Overview

  • Lubenda won the Queensland Representative School Sport under-16 100m title in 10.35 seconds, eclipsing the 2010 age-16 mark of 10.73 set by Hugh Donovan.
  • His time has been set against Gout Gout’s 10.17 as a 16-year-old, a legal benchmark that currently leads Australia’s junior sprinting standards.
  • Outlets report conflicting pre-race personal bests for Lubenda, with figures cited as 10.42 and 10.72, underscoring data inconsistencies in early coverage.
  • He is scheduled to race the 200m at the same meet and then target the national championships in December as his progression continues.
  • Lubenda moved to Australia with his family in 2013 as a young child and has publicly set the Brisbane 2032 Olympics as his long-term goal.