Ben Cayenne

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameBenedict Hutchinson "Ben"•Cayenne
Used nameBen•Cayenne
Nick/petnamesRolls Royce
Born22 March 1944 in Barrackpore, Penal-Debe (TTO)
Died1 November 2014 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA)
Measurements180 cm / 72 kg
AffiliationsUMES Hawks, Princess Anne, Maryland (USA)
NOC Trinidad and Tobago

Biography

Ben Cayenne was primarily an 800-metre runner although he ran the 400 for Trinidad & Tobago in relays. His greatest international moment was winning a silver medal in the 800 at the 1970 Commonwealth Games, adding another silver with the 4×400 relay team. At the 1966 Central American & Caribbean Games Cayenne won a bronze in the 800 and a silver medal with the 4×400 relay. He competed at the 1967 and 1971 Pan American Games, placing sixth with the relay team in 1967 and winning a relay bronze medal in 1971, and placing seventh in the 800 in 1971. At the 1968 Olympics Cayenne made the 800 final, placing eighth, and was sixth with the 4×400 relay team.

Cayenne studied in the United States at the University of Maryland, Eastern Shore. He later settled in the US, becoming an athletics coach at Swarthmore College and a CPA, working as a tax consultant. Prior to school in the United States, he had been a policeman in Trinidad.

Personal Bests: 400 – 46.3 (1967); 800 – 1:46.83 (1968).

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1968 Summer Olympics Athletics TTO Ben Cayenne
800 metres, Men (Olympic) 8
4 × 400 metres Relay, Men (Olympic) Trinidad and Tobago 6

Special Notes