Benedict Cayenne
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Full name | Benedict Cayenne | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
nation | Trinidad and Tobago | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
birthday | March 22, 1944 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
place of birth | Barrackpore , Trinidad and Tobago | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
date of death | November 1, 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | New York City , United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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discipline | 800 m , 4 × 400 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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last change: 11/29/2014 |
Benedict "Ben" Cayenne (born March 22, 1944 in Barrackpore , Penal-Debe , Trinidad ; † November 1, 2014 ) was a middle-distance runner from Trinidad and Tobago who specialized in the 800-meter distance . Because of his sprint strength , he was also used in the 4 x 400 meter relay .
In 1966 he won bronze at the Central American and Caribbean Games. At the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, he was eighth over 800 m and came in sixth place with the relay of Trinidad and Tobago.
In 1970 he won silver over 800 meters at the British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh and in the 4 x 400 meter relay competition. At the Pan American Games in Cali in 1971 , he was seventh over 800 m and won bronze with the relay of Trinidad and Tobago.
Best times
- 400 m : 46.3 s, 1967
- 800 m: 1: 46.8 min, October 14, 1968, Mexico City
Web links
- Cayenne passes on , obituary by Kwame Laurence on the Trinidad Express, November 3, 2014
- Benedict Cayenne in the trackfield.brinkster.net database (English)
- Benedict Cayenne on the Ronald C. Emrit website
- Benedict Cayenne in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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SURNAME | Cayenne, Benedict |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cayenne, Ben |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Middle distance runner from Trinidad and Tobago |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 22, 1944 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Barrackpore , Penal-Debe , Trinidad |
DATE OF DEATH | November 1, 2014 |