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BENEDICT CAYENNE
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DATE OF BIRTH: |
March 22, 1944 |
PLACE OF BIRTH: |
Barrackpore, Trinidad |
EDUCATION: |
Maryland State University, Maryland, USA |
OLYMPIC EVENTS: |
Athletics:
800 meters
4 x 400 meters Relay
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CAREER: In 1968, Cayenne became the first T&T athlete to reach an Olympic Games 800 meters final. His career included the following significant accomplishments:
- 1966 Central American and Caribbean Games, San Juan, Puerto Rico - 800 meters (3rd, 1:54.3); 4 x 400 meters Relay (2nd, 3:09.4, with Edwin Roberts, Edwin Skinner, and Lennox Yearwood)
- 1966 British Commonwealth Games, Kingston, Jamaica - 880 yards (Semifinals, 1:49.3)
- 1967 Pan American Games, Winnipeg, Canada - 400 meters (Semifinals, 47.9); 4 x 400 meters Relay (6th, 3:10.8, with Ronald Monsegue, George Simon, nd Lennox Yearwood)
- 1968 Olympics, Mexico City, Mexico - 800 meters (8th, 1:54.3); 4 x 400 meters Relay (6th, 3:04.5, with Euric Bobb, Edwin Roberts, and George Simon)
- 1970 British Commonwealth Games, Edinburgh, Scotland - 800 meters (2nd, 1:47.4); 4 x 400 meters Relay (2nd, 3:05.49, with Kent Bernard, Edwin Roberts, and Melville Wong Shing)
- 1971 Pan American Games, Cali, Colombia - 800 meters (7th, 1:52.0); 4 x 400 meters Relay (3rd, 3:04.58, with Kent Bernard, Trevor James, and Edwin Roberts)
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DIED: |
November 1, 2014, from cancer, in New York, USA. |
Compiled by Ronald C. Emrit |
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