James Igohe

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James Igohe
Personal information
NationalityTanzanian
Born1962
Tanzania
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
CountryUSA NJ Tanzania
SportMiddle-distance running

James Igohe is a Tanzanian Olympic middle-distance runner. He represented his country in the men's 1500 meters at the 1984 Summer Olympics. His time was a 3:39.62 in the first heat, and a 3:41.57 in the semifinals.[1] James Igohe was an employee of the Tanzania Immigration department as an Athete. Through his runnings, he secured a scholarship to El Paso Texas University together with other then athletes like Alfredo Shahanga and Zakaria Barie Bura. However, since he went to El Paso Jimmy abandoned his carrier and never returned to Tanzania. He is currently working in New Jersey at Intellectually Disabled children as a caretaker.[citation needed]

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