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Tanzanian long-distance runner (born 1957)
Juma Ikangaa
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Born
| 19 July 1957
(
1957-07-19
)
(age
66)
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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."
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International competitions
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Year
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Competition
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Venue
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Position
|
Event
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Notes
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Representing
Tanzania
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1982
|
African Championships
|
Cairo
, Egypt
|
1st
|
Marathon
|
2:21:05
|
Commonwealth Games
|
Brisbane
, Australia
|
2nd
|
Marathon
|
2:09:30
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1983
|
World Championships
|
Helsinki
, Finland
|
15th
|
Marathon
|
2:13:11
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1984
|
Olympic Games
|
Los Angeles, United States
|
6th
|
Marathon
|
2:11:10
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1985
|
1985 World Marathon Cup
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Hiroshima, Japan
|
10th
|
Marathon
|
2:11:06
|
1987
|
World Championships
|
Rome
, Italy
|
6th
|
Marathon
|
2:13:43
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1988
|
Olympic Games
|
Seoul
, South Korea
|
7th
|
Marathon
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2:13:06
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1992
|
Olympic Games
|
Barcelona
, Spain
|
34th
|
Marathon
|
2:19:34
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1993
|
World Championships
|
Stuttgart
, Germany
|
21st
|
Marathon
|
2:24:23
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1995
|
World Championships
|
Gothenburg
, Sweden
|
43rd
|
Marathon
|
2:30:53
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Road races
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Year
|
Competition
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Venue
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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
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Boston Marathon
|
Boston, United States
|
2nd
|
Marathon
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2:08:44
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1989
|
New York City Marathon
|
New York City, United States
|
1st
|
Marathon
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2:08:01
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Boston Marathon
|
Boston, United States
|
2nd
|
Marathon
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2:09:56
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1990
|
Boston Marathon
|
Boston, United States
|
2nd
|
Marathon
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2:09:52
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New York City Marathon
|
New York City, United States
|
4th
|
Marathon
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2:14:32
|
1992
|
Boston Marathon
|
Boston, United States
|
4th
|
Marathon
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2:11:44
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1994
|
Fukuoka Marathon
|
Fukuoka
, Japan
|
10th
|
Marathon
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2:13:57
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References
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- ^
Michael Sandrock, "Juma Ikangaa," in Running With the Legends, 403-420 (Human Kinetics 1996).
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