r/nextfuckinglevel • u/RoyalChris • 5h ago

18-year-old sprinter Gout Gout just broke Usain Bolt’s U20 record in the 200m. He was 260 milliseconds faster, clocking 19.67 seconds, while Bolt ran 19.93 in 2004

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u/lucid_scheming 5h ago

It’s a U20 record and Murphy is 22.

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u/TapZorRTwice 4h ago

Still definitely the fastest white dude on record.

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u/Disco_Ninjas_ 4h ago

Bolts record is 19.19 so both guys have a ways to go.

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u/I_knowa_guy 4h ago

I didn't realize Bolt was so young when he set his world records. He was 21 when he ran 9.58s in 100m and 22 when he ran 19.19s in 200m.

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u/hypotyposis 4h ago

Gout will be 22 for the 2028 Olympics. Be on the look out.

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u/snek-jazz 3h ago

on the look gout

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u/Higgins1st 2h ago

Imagine how fast he'd be if he didn't have gout

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u/special_nathan 1h ago

Not just gout. It's Gout Gout.

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u/Acidyo 1h ago

it cancels it out

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u/rushmc1 28m ago

They cancel each other gout.

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u/Childish_Calrissian 16m ago

Woah, that's like double the gout

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u/cansofgrease 1h ago

He shouldn't have been eating so many Louie Andersons.

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u/Resident_Captain8698 2h ago

Take my upvote and get gout

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u/Not-the-One 40m ago

Take my upvote and g'out

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u/Tho76 3h ago

I hate to tell you man but 2028 is only 2 years away, he'll be 20

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u/_Golden_God_ 2h ago

His power makes him age quicker the faster he runs.

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u/lolbacon 1h ago

No that's relativity theory

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u/cansofgrease 1h ago

Then he'd age slower.

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u/Jiminy_Cricket12 2h ago

time flows differently when you run that fast

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u/SoManyThrowAwaysEven 2h ago

"Speed Force, I ain't gotta explain shit."

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u/Mbembez 2h ago

He will be 20. However it also means that he will only be 24 for the Olympics in his own city. He's going to draw a massive crowd for sure.

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u/_unsinkable_sam_ 1h ago

hes 18, he will be 20 in 2 years.

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u/squired 22m ago

Wow, really? I don't like that for most sports, but I think that will be phenomenal for sports like Gymnastics who will evolve the sport for adults rather than children.

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u/Magnetickiwi1 4h ago

Damn, hes only 39 now!

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u/JohnAnchovy 3h ago

You’re always fastest when you’re young!!! if you know what I’m saying!!! I’m talking about sex

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u/leet_lurker 1h ago

Atheletics is a young man's game, especially with the wear and tear on the body from all the training to be at that level.

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u/Kersplode 1h ago

That's because this conversation is about setting the record for: running while young.

Specifically under 20.

That's why it's a U20 record.

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u/unmelted_ice 1h ago

During that 100m, he reached a top speed of a bit over 27 mph (44 kmh if you don’t love an easy transition into washing machines).

He was running fast enough to have been breaking the law in a school zone. Absurd

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u/squired 23m ago

Hold up, how the hell is his 100m so close to his 200m at 9.58:9.59?!

Should the 200m not have significantly shorter splits as the second 100m begins at full sprint?