Sean Wroe
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
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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