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

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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
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  • Gidamis Shahanga at World Athletics  
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gidamis Shahanga". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2010-10-18.