Winston Short

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Winston Short (born 27 March 1944) [1] 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, [2] 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. [3] He graduated from Grambling College, Louisiana, United States. [2]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
1965 British West Indies Championships Bridgetown, Barbados 3rd100 m
3rd200 m
1966 Central American and Caribbean Games San Juan, Puerto Rico 2nd4 × 100 m relay
British Empire and Commonwealth Games Kingston, Jamaica 8th4×110 yards relay
1967 Pan American Games Winnipeg, Canada4th4 × 100 m relay
1968 Olympic Games Mexico City, Mexico7th (q-finals) 200 m
6th (heats) 4 × 100 m relay

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References

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