Gidamis Shahanga

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Gidamis Shahanga (born September 4, 1957 in Katesh, Hanang District in Manyara Region), is a retired Tanzanian long-distance runner who specialized in the 10,000 metres and the marathon race. His personal best at the marathon was 2:08:32 at the 1990 Berlin Marathon.

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
1978 Commonwealth Games Edmonton, Canada 1stMarathon 2:15:40
1979 African Championships Dakar, Senegal 2ndMarathon2:36:46
1980 Olympic Games Moscow, Soviet Union 15thMarathon 2:16:47
1982 Commonwealth Games Brisbane, Australia 1st10,000 m 28:10.15
6thMarathon 2:14:25
1983 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 5th 10,000 m 28:01.93
New York City Marathon New York City, United States 6thMarathon2:11:05
1984 Los Angeles Marathon Los Angeles, United States 1stMarathon2:10:19
Rotterdam Marathon Rotterdam, Netherlands 1stMarathon2:11:12
Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States 22ndMarathon 2:16:27
1986 Los Angeles Marathon Los Angeles, United States 2ndMarathon2:13:27
Hamburg Marathon Hamburg, Germany 2ndMarathon2:14:07
Beijing Marathon Beijing, China 4thMarathon2:09:39
1988 Boston Marathon Boston, United States 21stMarathon2:17:33
East and Central African ChampionshipsNairobi, Kenya1st10,000 m29:17.3
New York City Marathon New York City, United States 4thMarathon2:13:50
Honolulu Marathon Honolulu, United States 3rdMarathon2:16:47
1989 Los Angeles Marathon Los Angeles, United States 4thMarathon2:15:32
Honolulu Marathon Honolulu, United States 3rdMarathon2:14:05
1990 Vienna Marathon Vienna, Austria 1stMarathon2:09:28
Berlin Marathon Berlin, Germany 2ndMarathon2:08:32
1993 Munich Marathon Munich, Germany 1stMarathon2:14:28
Berlin Marathon Berlin, Germany 9thMarathon2:14:34
1994 Munich Marathon Munich, Germany 1stMarathon2:17:27
Hannover Marathon Hannover, Germany 3rdMarathon2:15:11


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