 At the 2016 Rio Paralympics, he finished seventh in the Men's Shot Put F12.In April 2017, Short was awarded the Athletics Australia Edwin Flack Award for 2016.At the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships in London, England, his eight championship, he finished fifth in the Men's Shot Put F12 with a throw of 14.29 m and seventh in the Men's Discus F12 with a throw of 39.31  m.