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{{short description|Australian sprinter}}
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'''Sean Wroe''' (born 19 March 1985) is an Australian [[sprint (running)|sprinter]]. He was born in [[Melbourne]] to a [[Japanese Australians|Japanese Australian]] mother and is a fluent [[Japanese language|Japanese]] speaker.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090627210402/http://www.athletics.com.au/fanzone/athleteprofiles/sean_wroe Sean Wroe]. athletics.com.au</ref>

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.<ref name=sr>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418105912/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wr/sean-wroe-1.html Sean Wroe]. sports-reference.com</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/summer08/fanguide/athlete?id=17487 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081010221727/http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/summer08/fanguide/athlete?id=17487 |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 October 2008 |title=Sean Wroe |work=Olympics Athletes – 2008 Summer Olympics – Beijing, China |publisher=[[ESPN.com]] |access-date=10 October 2008}}</ref>

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==
{| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}}
|-
!colspan="6"|Representing {{AUS}}
|-
|rowspan=2|2004
|rowspan=2|[[2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics|World Junior Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Grosseto]], [[Italy]]
|6th
|400m
|[[2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres|46.84]]
|-
|7th
|4 × 400 m relay
|[[2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|3:07.95]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2006
|rowspan=2|[[Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]]
|rowspan=2|[[Melbourne, Australia]]
|21st (sf)
|400 m
|[[Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's 400 metres|46.47]]
|-
|1st (h)
|4 × 400 m relay
|[[Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's 4 x 400 metres relay|3:03.04]]
|-
|rowspan=4|2007
|rowspan=2|[[Athletics at the 2007 Summer Universiade|Universiade]]
|rowspan=2|[[Bangkok, Thailand]]
| style="background:gold;"| 1st
|400 m
|[[Athletics at the 2007 Summer Universiade – Men's 400 metres|45.49]]
|-
| style="background:silver;"| 2nd
|4 × 400 m relay
|[[Athletics at the 2007 Summer Universiade – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|3:02.76]]
|-
|rowspan=2|[[2007 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Osaka, Japan]]
|14th (sf)
|400 m
|[[2007 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres|45.25]]
|-
|9th (h)
|4 × 400 m relay
|[[2007 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|3:02.59]]
|-
|rowspan=3|2008
|[[2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|[[Valencia, Spain]]
|6th
|400 m
|[[2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 400 metres|46.93]]
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|rowspan=2|[[Beijing, China]]
|21st (sf)
|400 m
|[[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres|45.56]]
|-
|6th
|4 × 400 m relay
|[[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|3:02.76]]
|-
|rowspan=5|2009
|rowspan=3|[[Athletics at the 2009 Summer Universiade|Universiade]]
|rowspan=3|[[Belgrade, Serbia]]
|15th (sf)
|100 m
|[[Athletics at the 2009 Summer Universiade – Men's 100 metres|10.59]]
|-
|16th (sf)
|200 m
|[[Athletics at the 2009 Summer Universiade – Men's 200 metres|21.37]]
|-
| style="background:gold;"| 1st
|4 × 400 m relay
|[[Athletics at the 2009 Summer Universiade – Men's 4 x 400 metres relay|3:03.67]]
|-
|rowspan=2|[[2009 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Berlin, Germany]]
|13th (sf)
|400 m
|[[2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres|45.32]]
|-
| style="background:#c96;"| 3rd
|4 × 400 m relay
|[[2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|3:00.90]]
|-
|rowspan=3|2010
|[[2010 Oceania Athletics Championships|Oceania Championships]]
|[[Cairns, Australia]]
| style="background:gold;"| 1st
|400 m
|46.62 (CR)
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Athletics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]]
|rowspan=2|[[Delhi, India]]
| style="background:silver;"| 2nd
|400 m
|[[Athletics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's 400 metres|45.46]]
|-
| style="background:gold;"| 1st
|4 × 400 m relay
|[[Athletics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's 4 x 400 metres relay|3:03.30]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2011
|[[Athletics at the 2011 Summer Universiade|Universiade]]
|[[Shenzhen, China]]
| style="background:#c96;"| 3rd
|400 m
|[[Athletics at the 2011 Summer Universiade – Men's 400 metres|45.93]]
|-
|[[2011 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Daegu, South Korea]]
|10th (h)
|4 × 400 m relay
|[[2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|3:01.56]]
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Sean Wroe}}
* {{World Athletics}}
* {{AOC profile}}
* {{Olympics.com profile|sean-wroe}}
* {{Olympedia}}
* {{CGA profile|sean-wroe}}
* {{CGF profile}}
* {{2010 Commonwealth Games profile|606154}}

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