Aaron Rouge-Serret

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Aaron Rouge-Serret
Personal information
BornJanuary 1988
Melbourne, Australia
Sport
CountryFlag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
Sport Athletics
Event Sprinting

Aaron Rouge-Serret (born January 1988) is an Australian former athlete who competed as a sprinter. [1]

Raised in Melbourne, Rouge-Serret is the son of a Mauritian-born butcher and attended Caulfield Grammar School. In 2005 he was the Australian All Schools Champion in both the 100 and 200 metre sprints. [2]

Rouge-Serret, who had a personal best in the 100 metres of 10.17 seconds, was coached by Neville Sillitoe. [2]

In 2010, Rouge-Serret came fifth in the 100 metres final at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi and was seventh in the 100 metres at the IAAF Continental Cup in Split, Croatia. [3]

Rouge-Serret represented Australia in three editions of the World Athletics Championships. [4]

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References

  1. "Sprints With Aaron Rouge-Serret". Inside Sport . 11 October 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Young sport stars aim for Olympic glory". The Age . 4 August 2007.
  3. "SA's Games medal tally climbs". News24 . 7 October 2010.
  4. "Australian Athletics Results". athletics.possumbility.com.