Juma Ikangaa

Juma Ikangaa

Personal information
Born	July 19, 1957
Medal record Men's Athletics Competitor for  Tanzania Commonwealth Games Silver 1982 Brisbane Marathon

Juma Ikangaa (born July 19, 1957 in Dodoma) is a 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."^[1]

Marathon highlights

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

Achievements

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

Notes

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

External links

• sports-reference