Juma Ikangaa
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Medal record | |||
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Juma Ikangaa |
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Men's Athletics | |||
Competitor for Tanzania | |||
Commonwealth Games | |||
Silver | Brisbane 1982 | Marathon |
Juma Ikangaa (born July 19, 1957) is a world-class marathon runner from Tanzania, a sentimental favorite in Boston 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."[citation needed]
[edit] Marathon highlights
- Commonwealth Games - Silver medal (1982)
- Boston - second place (1988-1990)
- New York City - winner (1989)
- Beijing - winner (1987)
- Fukuoka - winner (1986)
- Tokyo - winner (1984, 1986); second place (1988)
- Melbourne - winner (1983, 1984)
Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by Toshihiko Seko |
Tokyo Men's Marathon Winner 1984 |
Succeeded by Shigeru So |
Preceded by Shigeru So |
Tokyo Men's Marathon Winner 1986 |
Succeeded by Hiromi Taniguchi |
Preceded by Hisatoshi Shintaku |
Fukuoka Men's Marathon Winner 1986 |
Succeeded by Takeyuki Nakayama |
Preceded by Belayneh Dinsamo |
Men's Fastest Marathon Race 1989 |
Succeeded by Steve Moneghetti |