Further Information 

Competition Stats

AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
200 metres: 2009 – 6th, 2012 - 4th
400 metres: 2006 – 3rd, 2007 – 1st, 2008 – 3rd, 2009 1st, 2010 – 4th, 2011 – 4th [46.59], 2012 - 4th

INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
World Junior Championships: 2004 [Grosseto, ITA] – 400m 6th (46.84), 4x400m relay 7th (3:07.95)
World Cup: 2006 [Athens, GRE] – 4x400m relay 8th (3:05.54, split 46.01)
Commonwealth Games: 2006 [Melbourne, AuS] – 400m 8th semi-final (46.47), 4x400m relay 1st HT (3:03.04), 1st final (DNC), 2010 [New Delhi, IND] – 400m 2nd (45.46), 4x400m relay 1st (3:03:30)
World University Games: 2007 [Bangkok, THA] – 400m 1st (45.49), 4x400m relay 2nd (3:02.76), 2009 [Belgrade, SRB] – 100m 8th semi-final (DNQ), 200m 8th semi-final (DNQ), 4x400m 1st (3:03.67), 2011 [Shenzen, CHN] - 400m 3rd (45.93)
World Championships: 2007 [Osaka, JPN] – 400m 5th semi-final (45.25), 4x400m relay 6th HT (3:02.59, split 45.7), 2009 [Berlin, GER] – 400m 4th semi-final (45.32) (DNQ), 4x400m relay 3rd (3:00.90), 2011 [Daegu, KOR] - 4x400m HT 6th (2:59.70)
World Indoor Championships: 2008 [Valencia, ESP] – 400m 6th (46.93)
Olympic Games: 2008 [Beijing, CHN] – 400m 7th semi-final (45.17), 4x400m relay 6th (3:00.03)

EVENTS / PERSONAL BESTS
100 metres: 10.50 (+1.0) - Hobart, 31/01/2009
200 metres: 20.97 (+0.1) - Gold Coast, 30/05/2009
400 metres: 45.07 - Brisbane, 20/03/2009

Honours

Commonwealth 4x400m gold (2010)
Commonwealth 400m silver (2010)
World Championship 4x400m bronze (2009)
World university 4x400m gold (2009), World university silver 4x400m (2007)
National champion (2009)

Interesting Facts

Sean’s mother is Japanese-Australian. Fluent in Japanese, he was a hit at his first major senior international competition outside Australia, in Osaka in May 2007. Shocking even World No. 1 Jeremy Wariner during a post-race media conference Sean translated questions from the journalists in English and then answered them in Japanese.