Wilf Short

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Wilf Short
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Welsh)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event
Long-distance / marathon / cross-country
ClubNewport Harriers

Wilf Short, was a Welsh athlete, who competed at the 1934 British Empire Games (now Commonwealth Games).

Biography

Short was a member of the Newport Harriers. [1] In July 1934 he won the Welsh Marathon Championships and Empire Games Trial. [2]

He subsequently represented Wales at the 1934 British Empire Games [3] in one athletic event; [4] the marathon race, where he gained a sixth-place finish. [5]

Short also competed in cross-country [6] but dropped out of the marathon when defending his title at the 1935 Welsh Championships. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Newport Runner First Home at Swansea" . South Wales Daily Post. 16 July 1934. p. 3. Retrieved 20 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "How Short Won The Marathon Race at Swansea" . South Wales Daily Post. 19 July 1934. p. 9. Retrieved 20 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "The Welsh Team" . South Wales Daily Post. 3 July 1934. p. 5. Retrieved 20 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Wales London 1934". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  5. ↑ "Sixth Place For Wales" . South Wales Daily Post. 8 August 1934. p. 9. Retrieved 20 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Morriston Man Does Well" . South Wales Daily Post. 7 March 1935. p. 9. Retrieved 20 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "J. H. Overton Wins" . Western Mail. 8 August 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 20 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.


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