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Juma Ikangaa
Born 19 July 1957 (1957-07-19 ) (age 64)
Juma Ikangaa (born 19 July 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
Representing Tanzania
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
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).
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