The Men's 5000 metres T11 event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics took place at the Rio Olympic Stadium on 8 September.
The event was undertaken as a single final for all competitors, using guides. It was the first medal awarded at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, and was won by Kenya's Samwel Mushai Kimani, holding off the host's world champion Odair Santos, who took silver ahead of Kenyan Wilson Bii.
Results
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes Samwel Mushai KimaniGuide: James Boit 15:16.11 PB Odair SantosGuide: Carlos Santos 15:17.55 Wilson BiiGuide: Benard Korir 15:22.96 PB 4 Hasan Huseyin KacarGuide: Muhammet Ugur Cakir 15:49.52 PB 5 Zhang ZhenGuide: Zhang Mingyang 15:53.47 6 Shinya WadaGuide: Takashi Nakata 16:02.97 7 Darwin CastroGuide: Sebastian Rosero 16:25.38 8 Nuno AlvesGuide: Ricardo Abreu 17:03.64 9 Erick Kipto SangGuide: Bernard Kipkurui Terer DQ - Cristian ValenzuelaGuide: Jonathan Balados DNS -
Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. DQ = disqualified RR = Regional Record. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best. DNF = Did not finish. DNS = Did not start.
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