Gidamis Shahanga Explained

Gidamis Shahanga should not be confused with Alfredo Shahanga.

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

Representing
1978		Edmonton, Canada	1st	Marathon
1979		Dakar, Senegal	2nd	Marathon	2:36:46
1980		Moscow, Soviet Union	15th	Marathon
1982		Brisbane, Australia	1st	10,000 m
1982		Brisbane, Australia	6th	Marathon
1983		Helsinki, Finland	5th	10,000 m	28:01.93
1983	New York City Marathon	New York City, United States	6th	Marathon	2:11:05
1984	Los Angeles Marathon	Los Angeles, United States	1st	Marathon	2:10:19
	Rotterdam Marathon	Rotterdam, Netherlands	1st	Marathon	2:11:12
		Los Angeles, United States	22nd	Marathon
1986	Los Angeles Marathon	Los Angeles, United States	2nd	Marathon	2:13:27
	Hamburg Marathon	Hamburg, Germany	2nd	Marathon	2:14:07
	Beijing Marathon	Beijing, China	4th	Marathon	2:09:39
1988	Boston Marathon	Boston, United States	21st	Marathon	2:17:33
	East and Central African Championships	Nairobi, Kenya	1st	10,000 m	29:17.3
	New York City Marathon	New York City, United States	4th	Marathon	2:13:50
	Honolulu Marathon	Honolulu, United States	3rd	Marathon	2:16:47
1989	Los Angeles Marathon	Los Angeles, United States	4th	Marathon	2:15:32
1989	Honolulu Marathon	Honolulu, United States	3rd	Marathon	2:14:05
1990		Vienna, Austria	1st	Marathon	2:09:28
1990	Berlin Marathon	Berlin, Germany	2nd	Marathon	2:08:32
1993	Munich Marathon	Munich, Germany	1st	Marathon	2:14:28
1993	Berlin Marathon	Berlin, Germany	9th	Marathon	2:14:34
1994	Munich Marathon	Munich, Germany	1st	Marathon	2:17:27
1994	Hannover Marathon	Hannover, Germany	3rd	Marathon	2:15:11

- Gidamis Shahanga . https://web.archive.org/web/20101018034608/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sh/gidamis-shahanga-1.html . 2010-10-18 . dead.