How Gout Gout stacks up against Usain Bolt in 200 meters

Last month, 18-year-old Australian sprinting sensation Gout Gout set up on the blocks of a sky-blue lane in Sydney for the final 200m event of the day. And then he made history: the teen thundered down the straightaway at a top speed of nearly 25 mph, gliding through the last 100 meters with massive strides, becoming the fastest teenager in the world for that event with a time of 19.67 seconds. "He's compared inevitably to Usain Bolt, the GOAT of sprinting. Why? Because if you compare their teenage times, Gout Gout is actually faster than Usain Bolt was," correspondent Jon Wertheim told 60 Minutes Overtime. But Bolt, the eight-time Olympic gold medalist from Jamaica, is still the fastest adult in the 200 today. His world record of 19.19 seconds still stands almost 17 years after he set it at the 2009 World Athletics Championships in Berlin, Germany. Wertheim says it is easy to see how Gout could beat Bolt's record. "If you break down Gout Gout's record time for under-20 versus Usain Bolt's record time for all time, you really get a sense of where Gout can make up that time," he said. According to data provided by biomechanics expert and movement scientist Dr. Dylan Hicks, Gout is much slower than Bolt off the blocks, or from the start of the race to the 100 meter mark, trailing behind him at 10.43 seconds, compared to his 9.92. From 100 meters to the 150-meter mark, exiting the curve onto the straightaway of the track, Gout starts to close that gap. …