Sean Wroe
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| Nationality |  Australia | |||||||||||
| Born | 18 March 1985 Melbourne, Victoria | |||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
| Event | 400 m | |||||||||||
| Club | Glenhuntly Athletics Club | |||||||||||
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| Personal best | 45.07 (2009)[1] | |||||||||||
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| Updated on 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.
Major competitions record
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Sean Wroe. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ Sean Wroe. athletics.com.au
- ^ Sean Wroe. sports-reference.com
- ^ "Sean Wroe". Olympics Athletes – 2008 Summer Olympics – Beijing, China. ESPN.com. Archived from the original on 10 October 2008. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
External links
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- Sean Wroe at World Athletics
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- Sean Wroe at Olympics.com
- Sean Wroe at Olympedia (archive)
- Sean Wroe at Commonwealth Games Australia
- Sean Wroe at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Sean Wroe at the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games (archived)
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