Juma Ikangaa (born 19 July 1957 in
Dodoma) is a
marathon
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runner from
Tanzania
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, who won the 1989
New York City Marathon
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in a course-record time of 2:08:01. Ikangaa was also a sentimental favorite in
Boston Marathon
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after finishing second three years in a row at
the
Boston Marathon
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from 1988-1990. A great trainer, Ikangaa said "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
Road races
References
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1957 births
Living people
People from Dodoma
Tanzanian male long-distance runners
Tanzanian male marathon runners
Olympic athletes of Tanzania
Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Tanzania
Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
World Athletics Championships athletes for Tanzania
New York City Marathon male winners
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