Sean Wroe
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Born | Melbourne, Victoria |
19 March 1985 ||||||||||||
Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||
Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||
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Updated on 23 April 2013. |
Sean Wroe (born 19 March 1985) is an Australian sprinter. His personal best in the men's 400 metres is 45.17 (Beijing, 18 August 2008).
Born in in Melbourne, Wroe's mother is Japanese Australian. He speaks Japanese fluently.[1]
Wroe competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing in the men's 400 m and the men's 4 x 400 m relay. He placed 21st in the men's 400 m semifinal with a time of 45.56 seconds. His team placed 6th in the 4 x 400 m relay with a time of 3:00.02.[2]
He was part of the team that won the 4 x 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.
Major competitions record
References
- ↑ http://www.athletics.com.au/fanzone/athleteprofiles/sean_wroe
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External links
- Sean Wroe profile at IAAF
- Sean Wroe profile at IAAF
- Sports reference biography
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