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Australian sprinter
Sean Wroe
Wroe in 2009
Nationality
Australia Born (1985-03-18 ) 18 March 1985 (age 39)
Melbourne ,
Victoria Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) Weight 75 kg (165 lb) Sport
Athletics Event 400 m Club Glenhuntly Athletics Club Personal best 45.07 (2009)
[1] 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
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Notes
Representing
Australia
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
References
External links
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4 x 440 yards (1930–1966)
1930 :
Leigh-Wood ,
Townend ,
Burghley ,
Brangwin (
ENG )
1934 :
Rathbone ,
Blake ,
Stoneley ,
Rampling (
ENG )
1938 :
Orr ,
Dale ,
Fritz ,
Loaring (
CAN )
1950 :
Carr ,
Gedge ,
Humphreys ,
Price (
AUS )
1954 :
Higgins ,
Dick ,
Fryer ,
Johnson (
ENG )
1958 :
Day ,
Evans ,
Potgieter ,
M.C. Spence (
RSA )
1962 :
Kerr ,
Khan ,
M.A. Spence ,
M. Spence (
JAM )
1966 :
Yearwood ,
Bernard ,
Roberts ,
Mottley (
TTO )
4 x 400 metres (1970–present)
1970 :
Nyamau ,
Sang ,
Ouko ,
Asati (
KEN )
1974 :
Asati ,
Musyoki ,
Sang ,
Koskei (
KEN )
1978 :
Kimaiyo ,
Ngetich ,
Njiri ,
Koskei (
KEN )
1982 :
Cook ,
Brown ,
Scutt ,
Bennett (
ENG )
1986 :
Akabusi ,
Brown ,
Black ,
Bennett (
ENG )
1990 :
D. Kitur ,
S. Kitur ,
Kipkemboi ,
Mwanzia (
KEN )
1994 :
McKenzie ,
Crampton ,
Patrick ,
Ladejo (
ENG )
1998 :
Clarke ,
Haughton ,
McDonald ,
Martin (
JAM )
2002 :
Deacon ,
Baldock ,
Rawlinson ,
Caines (
ENG )
2006 :
Steffensen ,
Troode ,
Ormrod ,
Hill (
AUS )
2010 :
Milburn ,
Moore ,
Cole ,
Wroe (
AUS )
2014 :
Williams ,
Bingham ,
Awde ,
Hudson-Smith (
ENG )
2018 :
Maotoanong ,
Thebe ,
Nkobolo ,
Makwala (
BOT )
2022 :
St. Hillaire ,
Guevara ,
Cedenio ,
Richards (
TTO )
1959:
West Germany (
Grawitz ,
Quantz ,
Klappert ,
Oberste )
1961:
West Germany (
Hoppe ,
Schöll ,
Graßhoff ,
Grawitz )
1963:
Great Britain (
Metcalfe ,
Boulter ,
Campbell ,
Steane )
1965:
Italy (
Bianchi ,
Iraldo ,
Frinolli ,
Bello )
1967:
West Germany (
Müller ,
Röper ,
Krüsmann ,
Thiemann )
1970:
United States (
Ulan ,
Colglazier ,
Turner ,
James )
1973:
United States (
Bond ,
Schultz ,
Lutz ,
Jenkins )
1975:
Poland (
Hewelt ,
Pietrzyk ,
Gondek ,
Szlendak )
1977:
United States (
Jennings ,
Smith ,
Dale ,
Andrews )
1979:
United States (
Taylor ,
Kerr ,
Harris ,
McCoy )
1981:
Soviet Union (
Zolotaryev ,
Fedotov ,
Burakov ,
Markin )
1983:
United States (
Nix ,
Tabron ,
Babers ,
Wiley )
1985:
Cuba (
Martínez ,
Peñalver ,
Ramos ,
Hernández )
1987:
United States (
Pierre ,
Daniel ,
Patrick ,
Robinzine )
1989:
Jamaica (
O'Connor ,
Morris ,
Davis ,
Burnett )
1991:
United States (
Wilson ,
Cannon ,
Irvin ,
Luke )
1993:
United States (
Jones ,
Payne ,
Lyles ,
Turner )
1995:
United States (
Hayden ,
Byrd ,
Morris ,
Maybank )
1997:
United States (
Terry ,
Wheeler ,
Davis ,
Woodward )
1999:
United States (
Berrian ,
Couts ,
Brew ,
Davis )
2001:
United States (
White ,
Gerding ,
Couts ,
Pierce )
2003:
Ukraine (
Demchenko ,
Zyukov ,
Horbenko ,
Tverdostup )
2005:
Poland (
Wieruszewski ,
Dąbrowski ,
Kędzia ,
Klimczak )
2007:
Poland (
Bańka ,
Klimczak ,
Kędzia ,
Dąbrowski )
2009:
Australia (
Troode ,
Cole ,
Thomas ,
Wroe ,
Watkins ,
Burstow )
2011:
Russia (
Sigalovsky ,
Buryak ,
Vazhov ,
Kruglyakov )
2013:
Russia (
Dyldin ,
Buryak ,
Kashefrazov ,
Krasnov )
2015:
Dominican Republic (
J. Santos ,
Cuesta ,
Mercedes ,
L. Santos )
2017:
Dominican Republic (
J. Santos ,
L. Charles ,
A. Charles ,
L. Santos )
2019:
Mexico (
Vega ,
Jiménez ,
Ramírez ,
Mendoza )
2021:
Turkey (
Çanakçi ,
Ençü ,
Akçam ,
Nezir )
Note: 440 yards until 1966