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 the Boston Marathon after finishing second three years in a row from 1988 to 1990. Famous world-wide along with Bayi and Nyambui as a successful Tanzanian front-runner, "Ikangaa remained synonymous with Tanzania." After retirement from elite competition Ikangaa became a highly respected coach. Ikangaa has emphasized, "The will to win means nothing without the will to prepare."Michael Sandrock, "Juma Ikangaa," in Running With the Legends, 403-420 (Human Kinetics 1996).
International competitions Representing 1982African ChampionshipsCairo, Egypt 1stMarathon2:21:05Commonwealth GamesBrisbane, Australia 2ndMarathon2:09:301983World Championships Helsinki, Finland15thMarathon2:13:111984Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States6thMarathon2:11:1019851985 World Marathon CupHiroshima, Japan10thMarathon2:11:061987World Championships Rome, Italy6thMarathon2:13:43 1988Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea7thMarathon2:13:06 1992Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain34thMarathon2:19:34 1993World Championships Stuttgart, Germany21stMarathon2:24:231995World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden43rdMarathon2:30:53
Road races 1983Tokyo MarathonTokyo, Japan5thMarathon2:10:54Melbourne Marathon Melbourne, Australia 1stMarathon2:13:50Fukuoka MarathonFukuoka, Japan2ndMarathon2:08:551984Tokyo MarathonTokyo, Japan 1stMarathon2:10:49Melbourne Marathon Melbourne, Australia 1stMarathon2:15:311986Tokyo MarathonTokyo, Japan 1stMarathon2:08:10Beijing MarathonBeijing, China3rdMarathon2:08:39Fukuoka Marathon Fukuoka, Japan 1stMarathon2:10:061987Beijing MarathonBeijing, China 1stMarathon2:12:191988Tokyo MarathonTokyo, Japan2ndMarathon2:08:42Boston Marathon Boston, United States2ndMarathon2:08:441989New York City Marathon New York City, United States 1stMarathon2:08:01Boston Marathon Boston, United States2ndMarathon2:09:561990Boston Marathon Boston, United States2ndMarathon2:09:52New York City MarathonNew York City, United States4thMarathon2:14:321992Boston MarathonBoston, United States4thMarathon2:11:441994Fukuoka MarathonFukuoka, Japan10thMarathon2:13:57
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