Winston Short (born 27 March 1945, in

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) is a retired athlete from

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who specialized in the

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and 4×100 metres relay. He represented his country at the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...

,Winston Short
Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2015-03-22. as well as in the

relay races A relay race is a racing competition where members of a team take turns completing parts of racecourse or performing a certain action. Relay races take the form of professional races and amateur games. Relay races are common in running, oriente ...

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 The 10th (X) Central American and Caribbean Games were held in San Juan, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Ri ...

. He was a double bronze medallist in the sprints at the British West Indies Championships in 1965.British West Indies Championships
GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-03-21. He graduated from Grambling College, Louisiana, United States.

International competitions

References

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1945 births Living people Trinidad and Tobago male sprinters Olympic athletes of Trinidad and Tobago Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games competitors for Trinidad and Tobago Athletes (track and field) at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Pan American Games competitors for Trinidad and Tobago Athletes (track and field) at the 1967 Pan American Games Grambling State University alumni People from Arima Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Trinidad and Tobago Competitors at the 1966 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics {{Trinidad-athletics-bio-stub