Juma Ikangaa

Juma Ikangaa
Personal information
Born July 19, 1957
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Tanzania
Commonwealth Games
1982 Brisbane Marathon

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
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
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 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

  1. ↑ Michael Sandrock, "Juma Ikangaa," in Running With the Legends, 403-420 (Human Kinetics 1996).


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