Juma Mnyampanda (born 17 November 1967) is a Tanzanian

long-distance runner Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely Aerobic exercise, aerobic in nature and requires stamina as well as mental strength. Within endurance ru ...

. He competed in the men's 5000 metres at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were represe ...

Career

Mnyampanda achieved his first international podium at the 1985 African Cross Country Championships, placing as the 14th scorer in the senior 12 km race to help Tanzania win the bronze medal. The following year at the inaugural

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, Mnyampanda won silver medals in both the 10,000 m and since-discontinued 20 km run, along with a fifth-place finish in the 5000 m. He qualified for his first senior global championship at the

1987 World Championships in Athletics The 2nd World Championships in Athletics under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations were held in the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy between August 28 and September 6, 1987. Men's results Track 1983 , 1987 , ...

, where he placed 12th in his 5000 m heat and did not advance. At the

, Mnyampanda was seeded in the 3rd 5000 m heat. He ran 14:05.09 to finish 15th and did not qualify for the finals. In August 1989, Mnyampanda finished runner-up at the Stockholmsloppet half-marathon. He participated in the 1989 and 1990

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, winning bronze in the 1989 5000 m, silver in the 1990 5000 m, and gold in the 1990 10,000 m. Mnyampanda won three Tanzanian Athletics Championships national titles, including the 10,000 m title in 1988 and the 5000 m and 10,000 m titles in 1990. In March 1991, Mnyampanda won the Roma-Ostia Half Marathon in a time of 1:02:34. Mnaympanda qualified for both the

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and 1992 World Cross Country Championships senior races, finishing 124th and 148th respectively. The Tanzanian team didn't have enough members to score as a team in 1991, and due to

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's did-not-finish result in 1992 the Tazanian team also could not be scored. The 1992 Boston Marathon served as the Olympic qualifying race for Tanzanian athletes, and Mnyampanda was considered a top contender along with three other athletes. Mnyampanda finished as the 2nd Tanzanian behind

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, however his time and place of 2:16:49 for 18th was not fast enough to make the 1992 Tanzanian Olympic team. At the 1994

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, Mnyampanda was in runner-up position on the homestretch, but he was out-run by

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before the finish and ultimately placed 3rd, winning US$4,200 of prize money.

References

1967 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Tanzanian male long-distance runners Olympic athletes for Tanzania Place of birth missing (living people) {{Tanzania-athletics-bio-stub