Winston Short Explained

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

1965British West Indies ChampionshipsBridgetown, Barbados3rd100 m
3rd200 m
1966Central American and Caribbean GamesSan Juan, Puerto Ricobgcolor=silver2nd4 × 100 m relay
British Empire and Commonwealth GamesKingston, Jamaica8th4×110 yards relay
1967Pan American GamesWinnipeg, Canada4th4 × 100 m relay
1968Olympic GamesMexico City, Mexico7th (q-finals)200 m
6th (heats)4 × 100 m relay

References

Notes and References

  1. https://arimacirc.wordpress.com/winston-short/ Profile of Winston Short
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418110426/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sh/winston-short-1.html Winston Short
  3. http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/bwic.htm British West Indies Championships