The 17-year-old athletics prodigy is dominating the world and has achieved results on par with Usain Bolt at the peak of his career (19.19 seconds). Thanks to that, he has emerged as a phenomenon in the world of athletics.

With a time of 19.98 seconds, Gout broke Peter Norman's long-standing 200m national record (20.04 seconds) and was highly regarded by experts.

Movement scientist Dylan Hicks shared some analysis of Gout's wind-assisted 200m sprint of 19.98 seconds and revealed some surprising statistics.

The Australian sprinted to an incredible final 100m. According to Hicks, Gout ran the first 100m of the race in 10.67 seconds, came through the line “like a rocket” and finished the last 100m in 9.31 seconds. “Statistically, his last 100m was 9.31! If he keeps up his form, he will go down in 200m history,” Hicks said.

The current world record holder for the fastest 200m is Usian Bolt, who clocked 19.19 seconds at the 2009 World Championships. The former Jamaican's stats at that time were 9.92 seconds for the first 100m and 9.27 seconds for the second 100m.

These figures suggest that Gout has performed similarly to Bolt when the Jamaican Olympic champion was at his peak. Neither athlete was a speedy starter, but both sprinted impressively in the final 100 metres.

"It feels great to be compared to the world's fastest man," Gout told 7News Spotlight. "Even though I might look like Usain Bolt, I'm just trying to be myself and try to be a better Gout."