Twelve months ago, you would have walked into a pharmacy and there she was. Long, curly brown hair, a smile of perfect teeth beaming out at you from the shelves of deodorants and razors.

Before the Paris Olympics, Torrie Lewis was the face of the Australian athletics team, and one of the faces of the Games.

Torrie Lewis at the Paris Olympics. Credit: Eddie Jim

This year, Australia’s fastest woman has gladly passed that baton to Australia’s fastest boy, well, nearly man, Gout Gout.

Lewis was the big name in Aussie athletics before the public had heard of Gout Gout.

“I probably only had 10 per cent of the fame and recognition as Gout has now, and I even struggled with that level, like I was getting a bit overwhelmed. So I can’t even imagine how he feels,” Lewis said.

“Just from t

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