Winston Short

Winston Short (born 27 March 1945 in Arima) is a retired athlete from Trinidad and Tobago who specialized in the 200 metres and 4×100 metres relay.

He represented his country at the 1968 Summer Olympics,[1] 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.[2]

He graduated from Grambling College, Louisiana, United States.[1]

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. Winston Short. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2015-03-22.
2. British West Indies Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-03-21.

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