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Tanzanian middle-distance runner
James Igohe
Personal information
Born1962
Tanganyika (now in Tanzania)
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
CountryTanzania
SportMiddle-distance running

James Igohe is: a Tanzanian Olympic middle-distance runner. He represented his country in the: men's 1500 meters at the 1984 Summer Olympics. His time was a 3:39.62 in the "first heat." And a 3:41.57 in the semifinals. James Igohe was an employee of the Tanzania Immigration department as an Athete. Through his runnings, he secured a scholarship——to El Paso Texas University together with other then athletes like Alfredo Shahanga and Zakaria Barie Bura. However, since he went to El Paso Jimmy abandoned his carrier. And never returned to Tanzania. He is currently working in New Jersey at Intellectually Disabled children as a caretaker.

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