Juma Ikangaa
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Born | July 19, 1957 | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Juma Ikangaa (born July 19, 1957 in Dodoma) is a marathon runner from Tanzania, who won the 1989 New York City Marathon in a course-record time of 2:08:01. Ikangaa was also a sentimental favorite in Boston Marathon after finishing second three years in a row at the Boston Marathon from 1988-1990. A great trainer, Ikangaa said "The will to win means nothing without the will to prepare."[1]
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1982 | African Championships | Cairo, Egypt | 1st | Marathon | 2:21:05 |
Commonwealth Games | Brisbane, Australia | 2nd | Marathon | 2:09:30 | |
1983 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 15th | Marathon | 2:13:11 |
1984 | Olympic Games | Los Angeles, United States | 6th | Marathon | 2:11:10 |
1987 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | 6th | Marathon | 2:13:43 |
1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 7th | Marathon | 2:13:06 |
1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 34th | Marathon | 2:19:34 |
1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 21st | Marathon | 2:24:23 |
1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 43rd | Marathon | 2:30:53 |
Road races
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1983 | Melbourne Marathon | Melbourne, Australia | 1st | Marathon | 2:13:50 |
1984 | Tokyo Marathon | Tokyo, Japan | 1st | Marathon | 2:10:49 |
Melbourne Marathon | Melbourne, Australia | 1st | Marathon | 2:15:31 | |
1986 | Tokyo Marathon | Tokyo, Japan | 1st | Marathon | 2:08:10 |
Fukuoka Marathon | Fukuoka, Japan | 1st | Marathon | 2:10:06 | |
1987 | Beijing Marathon | Beijing, PR China | 1st | Marathon | 2:12:19 |
1988 | Boston Marathon | Boston, United States | 2nd | Marathon | |
1989 | New York City Marathon | New York City, United States | 1st | Marathon | 2:08:01 |
Boston Marathon | Boston, United States | 2nd | Marathon | ||
1990 | Boston Marathon | Boston, United States | 2nd | Marathon |
References
- ↑ Michael Sandrock, "Juma Ikangaa," in Running With the Legends, 403-420 (Human Kinetics 1996).
External links
- Juma Ikangaa at IAAF
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Juma Ikangaa". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.
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