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]

Marathon highlights

• Fukuoka - winner (1986), second place (1983)
• Tokyo - winner (1984, 1986); second place (1988)

Achievements

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
	Melbourne Marathon	Melbourne, Australia	1st	Marathon	2:13:50
1984	Tokyo Marathon	Tokyo, Japan	1st	Marathon	2:10:49
	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States	6th	Marathon	2:11:10
	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	World Championships	Rome, Italy	6th	Marathon	2:13:43
	Beijing Marathon	Beijing, PR China	1st	Marathon	2:12:19
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	7th	Marathon	2:13:06
	Boston Marathon	Boston, United States	2nd	Marathon
1989	New York City Marathon	New York, United States	1st	Marathon	2:08:01
	Boston Marathon	Boston, United States	2nd	Marathon
1990	Boston Marathon	Boston, United States	2nd	Marathon
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

References

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

External links

• sports-reference