BENEDICT    CAYENNE 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 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) DIED: November 1, 2014, from cancer, in New York, USA. Compiled by Ronald C. Emrit