Ben Cayenne Explained

Benedict Hutchinson "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 Eastern Shore 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

YearGamesVenueResultEvent
1966Central American and Caribbean GamesSan Juan, Puerto Ricobgcolor=cc9966 align="center" 3rd800 m
bgcolor=silver align="center" 2nd4x400 m relay
1967Pan American GamesWinnipeg, Canada6th4x400 m relay
1968Olympic GamesMexico City, Mexico8th800 m
6th4x400 m relay
1970British Commonwealth GamesEdinburgh, Scotland2nd800 m
2nd4x400 m relay
1971Pan American GamesCali, Colombia7th800 m
3rd4x400 m relay

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cayenne passes on: Commonwealth 800 metres silver medallist succumbs to cancer . 2014-11-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141110202843/http://www.trinidadexpress.com/sports/Cayenne-passes-on-Commonwealth-800-metres-silver--medallist-succumbs-to-cancer-281396771.html . 2014-11-10 . dead .
  2. http://www.bestoftrinidad.com/olympics/cayenne.html Best of Trinidad