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Name
  
Ben Cayenne

Role
  
Olympic athlete

Died
  
November 1, 2014



Benedict "Ben" Cayenne (22 March 1944 – 1 November 2014) 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. 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.

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