Sean Wroe (born 19 March 1985) is an Australian sprinter. He was born in

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to a

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mother and is a fluent

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speaker. Wroe competed at the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

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.Sean Wroe
sports-reference.com He was part of the team that won the 4 × 400 m relay at the

2006 Commonwealth Games The 2006 Commonwealth Games, officially the XVIII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Melbourne 2006 (Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm 2006'' or ''Naarm 2006''), was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth held ...

. He anchored the team as they successfully defended their title at the

2010 Commonwealth Games The 2010 Commonwealth Games (Hindi: 2010 राष्ट्रमण्डल खेल), officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Delhi 2010, was an international multi-sport event that was held in Delhi, India, f ...

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. He won silver in the individual event in Delhi.

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at IAAF * 1985 births Living people Australian male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes from Melbourne Olympic athletes of Australia Australian people of Japanese descent Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia People educated at St Michael's Grammar School World Athletics Championships medalists World Athletics Championships athletes for Australia Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade gold medalists for Australia Universiade silver medalists for Australia Universiade bronze medalists for Australia Oceanian Athletics Championships winners Medalists at the 2007 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2009 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2011 Summer Universiade Sportsmen from Victoria (Australia) {{Australia-athletics-bio-stub