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The men's 5000 metres event at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place between 16 and 20 August at the Olympic Stadium.
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Tariq Ahmed Al-Amri is a Saudi Arabian long-distance runner. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's 5000 metres race; his time of 14:26.90 in the heats did not qualify him for the final.
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The Men's 800m athletics events for the 2016 Summer Paralympics took place at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange from September 8 to September 16, 2016. One event was contested over this distance for 19 different classifications.
The following table is an overview of all national records in the 5000 metres.
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- ↑ "San Naing San Naing". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Men's 5000m - Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on August 21, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
