Sean Wroe | |
Birth Date: | 18 March 1985 |
Birth Place: | Melbourne, Victoria |
Height: | 185 cm |
Weight: | 75 kg |
Sport: | Athletics |
Event: | 400 m |
Club: | Glenhuntly Athletics Club |
Pb: | 45.07 (2009)[1] |
Updated: | 23 April 2013 |
Sean Wroe (born 19 March 1985) is an Australian sprinter. He was born in Melbourne to a Japanese Australian mother and is a fluent Japanese speaker.[2]
Wroe competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 400 m and 4 × 400 m relay. He placed 21st in the 400 m semifinal with a time of 45.56 seconds. His team placed sixth in the relay with a time of 3:00.02.[3] [4]
He was part of the team that won the 4 × 400 m relay at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. He anchored the team as they successfully defended their title at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. He won silver in the individual event in Delhi.
Representing | |||||
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2004 | World Junior Championships | Grosseto, Italy | 6th | 400m | 46.84 |
7th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:07.95 | |||
2006 | Commonwealth Games | Melbourne, Australia | 21st (sf) | 400 m | 46.47 |
1st (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.04 | |||
2007 | Universiade | Bangkok, Thailand | 1st | 400 m | 45.49 |
2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:02.76 | |||
World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 14th (sf) | 400 m | 45.25 | |
9th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:02.59 | |||
2008 | World Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 6th | 400 m | 46.93 |
Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 21st (sf) | 400 m | 45.56 | |
6th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:02.76 | |||
2009 | Universiade | Belgrade, Serbia | 15th (sf) | 100 m | 10.59 |
16th (sf) | 200 m | 21.37 | |||
1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.67 | |||
World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 13th (sf) | 400 m | 45.32 | |
3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:00.90 | |||
2010 | Oceania Championships | Cairns, Australia | 1st | 400 m | 46.62 (CR) |
Commonwealth Games | Delhi, India | 2nd | 400 m | 45.46 | |
1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.30 | |||
2011 | Universiade | Shenzhen, China | 3rd | 400 m | 45.93 |
World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 10th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:01.56 |