Ben Cayenne

Benedict "Ben" Cayenne (22 March 1944 – 1 November 2014)^[1] was an athlete from Trinidad and Tobago who specialized in the 800 metres and 4 x 400 metres relay reaching the finals in both events at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.^[2] He was born in Barrackpore, Trinidad and Tobago and graduated from the University of Maryland in the United States.

After his competitive career ended Cayenne coached at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania. He was inducted into the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) athletics’ Hall of Fame in 1984 and was also inducted into Trinidad and Tobago's Sports Hall of Fame.

Achievements

Year	Games	Venue	Result	Event
1966	Central American and Caribbean Games	San Juan, Puerto Rico	3rd	800 m
			2nd	4x400 m relay
1967	Pan American Games	Winnipeg, Canada	6th	4x400 m relay
1968	Olympic Games	Mexico City, Mexico	8th	800 m
			6th	4x400 m relay
1970	British Commonwealth Games	Edinburgh, Scotland	2nd	800 m
			2nd	4x400 m relay
1971	Pan American Games	Cali, Colombia	7th	800 m
			3rd	4x400 m relay

References

1. Cayenne passes on: Commonwealth 800 metres silver medallist succumbs to cancer
2. Best of Trinidad