Tanzanian long-distance runner (born 1957)
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Born | 19 July 1957 (1957-07-19) (age 66) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Juma Ikangaa (born 19 July 1957 in Dodoma) is a former 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."
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 |
1985 | 1985 World Marathon Cup | Hiroshima, Japan | 10th | Marathon | 2:11:06 |
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 | Tokyo Marathon | Tokyo, Japan | 5th | Marathon | 2:10:54 |
Melbourne Marathon | Melbourne, Australia | 1st | Marathon | 2:13:50 | |
Fukuoka Marathon | Fukuoka, Japan | 2nd | Marathon | 2:08:55 | |
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 |
Beijing Marathon | Beijing, China | 3rd | Marathon | 2:08:39 | |
Fukuoka Marathon | Fukuoka, Japan | 1st | Marathon | 2:10:06 | |
1987 | Beijing Marathon | Beijing, China | 1st | Marathon | 2:12:19 |
1988 | Tokyo Marathon | Tokyo, Japan | 2nd | Marathon | 2:08:42 |
Boston Marathon | Boston, United States | 2nd | Marathon | 2:08:44 | |
1989 | New York City Marathon | New York City, United States | 1st | Marathon | 2:08:01 |
Boston Marathon | Boston, United States | 2nd | Marathon | 2:09:56 | |
1990 | Boston Marathon | Boston, United States | 2nd | Marathon | 2:09:52 |
New York City Marathon | New York City, United States | 4th | Marathon | 2:14:32 | |
1992 | Boston Marathon | Boston, United States | 4th | Marathon | 2:11:44 |
1994 | Fukuoka Marathon | Fukuoka, Japan | 10th | Marathon | 2:13:57 |
References※
- ^ Michael Sandrock, "Juma Ikangaa," in Running With the "Legends," 403-420 (Human Kinetics 1996).
External links※
- Juma Ikangaa at World Athletics
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Juma Ikangaa". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
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