Gout Gout stuns in 400m at final GPS Track and Field Championships in Queensland

New event, same result.

Gout Gout, Australia’s 17-year-old sprinting sensation, has capped his final individual event at the GPS Track and Field Championships in Queensland with yet another win.

WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Gout Gout wins 400m at final school track meet.

But not in his usual 200m comfort zone, nor even the 100m — he tried his hand at the gruelling boys’ open 400m.

Just over a month after qualifying for the semi-finals at the senior World Championships in Tokyo, Gout blasted out of the blocks in his final individual event for Ipswitch Grammar.

He dropped the entire field except Brisbane Grammar’s Seth Kennedy within the first 150 metres of the race before eventually going up to Kennedy with 200 to go.

From there he was never headed — albeit there was a slight wobble on the home stretch where Kennedy began making ground on Gout with less than 50 metres to go.

But the teenage sensation, who has drawn comparisons to Jamaican Olympic legend Usain Bolt already in his short career, found another gear and powered over the finish line in 46.18, five metres clear of Kennedy, and a new record.

Gout was immediately swamped by both schoolmates and media, all of whom wanted a piece of the young superstar.

“It feels great, it’s a great school, a school where I made my friends, (met) my coach, and had great teachers around me,” he said, still struggling to catch his breath.

“It feels great and I just can’t wait to go on the next journey.

“For me, it’s that world stage. That’s the next step for sure.”

He did admit that it felt a little bittersweet, given it was his last school meet.

“This is the place where I found my speed, so it definitely feels sad,” Gout said.

“But I’m definitely grateful and I want to thank GPS (Great Public Schools’ Association of Queensland) and my school for giving me the opportunity to go out there and do what I love.”

Gout returned to the track for the final event of the night, powering Ipswich to glory in the 4x100m relay.

He anchored the team, running last to lead his school to a new record in a time of 41.30s.

Once again, he was mobbed by his friends and the media to cap off a memorable night.

Rather than bow out in a blaze of individual glory, he made the selfless decision to compete in the relay team.

Gout broke Peter Norman’s 56-year-old 200m national record late last year, and is fresh off a world championships debut in Japan where he reached the semi-finals.

And when he was 16 he beat the legendary Usain Bolt’s 200m mark set at the same age.