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Trinidad and Tobago sprinter

Winston Short (born 27 March 1944) is a retired athlete from Trinidad and Tobago who specialized in the 200 metres and 4×100 metres relay. He was born in Arima.

He represented his country at the 1968 Summer Olympics, as well as in the relay races at the 1967 Pan American Games and 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. He was a relay medallist at the 1966 Central American and Caribbean Games. He was a double bronze medallist in the sprints at the British West Indies Championships in 1965. He graduated from Grambling College, Louisiana, United States.

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
1965 British West Indies Championships Bridgetown, Barbados 3rd 100 m
3rd 200 m
1966 Central American and Caribbean Games San Juan, Puerto Rico 2nd 4 × 100 m relay
British Empire and Commonwealth Games Kingston, Jamaica 8th 4×110 yards relay
1967 Pan American Games Winnipeg, Canada 4th 4 × 100 m relay
1968 Olympic Games Mexico City, Mexico 7th (q-finals) 200 m
6th (heats) 4 × 100 m relay

References

  1. Profile of Winston Short
  2. ^ Winston Short. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2015-03-22.
  3. British West Indies Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-03-21.


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