Gidamis Shahanga

Not to be confused with Alfredo Shahanga.
Gidamis Shahanga
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Tanzania
African Championships
1979 Dakar Marathon

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.

Shahanga was an All-American runner for the UTEP Miners track and field team, contributing to their cross country team as well.[1] In May 1983, he set an unofficial 34:13 world record over the road 12 kilometres distance in Portland, Oregon. He thought the race distance would be only 10 kilometres until getting on the bus to the competition.[2] In an attempt on the marathon world record, Shahanga won the 1984 Rotterdam Marathon in a time of 2:11:12 hours.[3] He won the February 1984 Los Angeles International Marathon on the same course as the Olympic marathon he ran later that year.[4]

Gidamis is the brother of fellow UTEP Miners runner Alfredo Shahanga.[5]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Tanzania
1978 Commonwealth Games Edmonton, Canada 1st Marathon 2:15:40
1979 African Championships Dakar, Senegal 2nd Marathon 2:36:46
1980 Olympic Games Moscow, Soviet Union 15th Marathon 2:16:47
1982 Commonwealth Games Brisbane, Australia 1st 10,000 m 28:10.15
6th Marathon 2:14:25
1983 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 5th 10,000 m 28:01.93
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
Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States 22nd Marathon 2:16:27
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
Honolulu Marathon Honolulu, United States 3rd Marathon 2:14:05
1990 Vienna Marathon Vienna, Austria 1st Marathon 2:09:28
Berlin Marathon Berlin, Germany 2nd Marathon 2:08:32
1993 Munich Marathon Munich, Germany 1st Marathon 2:14:28
Berlin Marathon Berlin, Germany 9th Marathon 2:14:34
1994 Munich Marathon Munich, Germany 1st Marathon 2:17:27
Hannover Marathon Hannover, Germany 3rd Marathon 2:15:11

References

  1. ^ "Miner Shahanga wants team title". El Paso Times. 21 Nov 1982. p. 69. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  2. ^ "Shahanga, Turner win road, hurdles races". El Paso Times. 16 May 1983. p. 8. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  3. ^ "Shahanga captures marathon". El Paso Times. 15 Apr 1984. p. 65. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  4. ^ "Marathon men's hour arrives". El Paso Times. 12 Aug 1984. p. 52. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  5. ^ "Runner wins road race on bridge". El Paso Times. 12 Oct 1986. p. 18. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
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