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Short was born in Newport, Wales and began her international career in 1986.
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She represented Great Britain in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul. In 1988, she earned relay selection for the Seoul Olympics. The British quartet of Short, Bev Kinch, Simmone Jacobs and Paula Dunn, reached the semi-finals, running 43.50 to miss the final by just six hundredths of a second.
At her second in Auckland, January 1990, she reached the finals of both the 100 metres and 200 metres, finishing fifth in the 100 m in 11.41 and sixth in the 200 m in 23.35.
Short was unlucky to miss Olympic selection in 1992. At the Olympic trials in Birmingham, she was third in the 200 metres, but was the top United Kingdom athlete (Australian"s Melinda Gainsford and Melissa Moore were 1st and 2nd).
Short however, ran 23.24, just outsisde the qualifying standard of 23.20. The United Kingdom selectors decided not to send a 4 × 100 m squad to Barcelona.
She retired in 1995. As of 2014, Short still holds the Welsh 100 m record with her 11.39 from 1992.
The record was equalled by Elaine O"Neil in 2010.
