Tanzanian long-distance runner (born 1957)
Juma Ikangaa
Born 19 July 1957 (1957-07-19 ) (age
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."[ 1]
International competitions [ edit ] 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
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
^ Michael Sandrock, "Juma Ikangaa," in Running With the Legends, 403-420 (Human Kinetics 1996).
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