Juma Ikangaa (born 19 July 1957 in Dodoma) is a former marathon runner from

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, 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 to 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).

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* * 1957 births Living people People from Dodoma Tanzanian male long-distance runners Tanzanian male marathon runners Olympic athletes for 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 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 Medallists at the 1982 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games silver medallists in athletics {{Tanzania-athletics-bio-stub