Ismail Juma

Ismail Juma was a Tanzanian long-distance runner.

Career

He competed in the 10,000 metres event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China, but did not finish.
Juma won the Kilimanjaro half marathon in 2015, and the Istanbul Half Marathon in 2017, setting a new record of 1:00:09. As of November 2017, holds the Tanzanian national half marathon record of 59min 30sec.

Death

Juma died in November 2017 after being involved in a motorcycle accident. At the time of his death, he had been selected as one of the athletes training for the Commonwealth Games in Australia.