Frank Benjamin Havens (August 1, 1924[1] – July 22, 2018) was an American sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1940s to the early 1960s.

Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won two medals: in the C-1 10000 m event with a silver in 1948, and a gold in 1952.

In 1952, his world record was set in a canoe he and his brother, Bill, imported from Sweden for about $160.

[2] He was a member of the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame[2] and an American Canoe Association Legend of Paddling.

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