# Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 5000 metres

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.

## Schedule

| R | Round 1 | ½ | Semifinals | F | Final |
| Event↓/Date → | Thu 8 | Fri 9 | Sun 11 | Thu 15 |
| T11 5000m | F | | | |
| T13 5000m | | | | F |
| T54 5000m | | R | F | |

## Medal summary

| Classification | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| T11 details | Samwel Mushai Kimani guide: James Boit Kenya | 15:16.11 PB | Odair Santos guide: Eriton Nascimento Brazil | 15:17.55 | Wilson Bii guide: Benard Korir Kenya | 15:22.96 PB |
| T13 details | Henry Kirwa (T12) Kenya | 14:17.32 | El Amin Chentouf (T12) Morocco | 14.21.04 | Bilel Aloui Tunisia | 14:33.33 |
| T54 details | Prawat Wahoram Thailand | 11:01.71 | Marcel Hug Switzerland | 11.02.04 | Kurt Fearnley Australia | 11:02.37 |

## Results

The following were the results of the finals of each of the Men's 5000 metres events in each of the classifications. Further details of each event are available on that event's dedicated page.

### T11

The T11 category is for athletes with a visual impairment. A T11 athlete may be entirely without sight, or be able to perceive light, but have no ability to see the shape of a hand at any distance. T11 athletes commonly run with guides.
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.
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
| | Samwel Mushai Kimani Guide: James Boit | Kenya | 15:16.11 | PB |
| | Odair Santos Guide: Carlos Santos | Brazil | 15:17.55 | |
| | Wilson Bii Guide: Benard Korir | Kenya | 15:22.96 | PB |
| 4 | Hasan Huseyin Kacar Guide: Muhammet Ugur Cakir | Turkey | 15:49.52 | PB |
| 5 | Zhang Zhen Guide: Zhang Mingyang | China | 15:53.47 | |
| 6 | Shinya Wada Guide: Takashi Nakata | Japan | 16:02.97 | |
| 7 | Darwin Castro Guide: Sebastian Rosero | Ecuador | 16:25.38 | |
| 8 | Nuno Alves Guide: Ricardo Abreu | Portugal | 17:03.64 | |
| 9 | Erick Kipto Sang Guide: Bernard Kipkurui Terer | Kenya | DQ | |
| - | Cristian Valenzuela Guide: Jonathan Balados | Chile | DNS | - |

### T13

The T13 category is for athletes with a moderate visual impairment. Athletes in this category have a variety of visual impairments, but can typically recognize contours from a distance of 2 to 6 metres. Athletes in this category do not typically require a guide.
10:00 15 September 2016:
| Rank | Lane | Bib | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | 3 | 1763 | Henry Kirwa | Kenya | 14:17.32 | |
| | 8 | 1850 | El Amin Chentouf | Morocco | 14:21.04 | |
| | 10 | 2270 | Bilel Aloui | Tunisia | 14:33.33 | |
| 4 | 7 | 1211 | Guillaume Ouellet | Canada | 14:54.07 | |
| 5 | 9 | 1147 | Yeltsin Jacques | Brazil | 15:02.13 | |
| 6 | 6 | 1849 | Youssef Benibrahim | Morocco | 15:06.63 | |
| 7 | 11 | 1047 | Jaryd Clifford | Australia | 15:06.64 | |
| 8 | 1 | 2349 | Chaz Davis | United States | 15:15.86 | |
| 9 | 12 | 2276 | Bilel Hammami | Tunisia | 15:15.90 | |
| 10 | 4 | 2038 | Lukasz Wietecki | Poland | 15:36.04 | |
| | 2 | 1135 | Julio Cesar Agripino dos Santos | Brazil | | DSQ |
| | 5 | 1423 | Gustavo Nieves | Spain | | DSQ |

### T54

The T54 category is for wheelchair athletes with no leg function, but near full arm function and reasonable to normal trunk function. Typically this may be caused by a lower spinal cord injury or spinal cord birth defect.
10:15 11 September 2016:
| Rank | Lane | Bib | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | 3 | 2236 | Prawat Wahoram | Thailand | 11:01.71 |
| | 6 | 2179 | Marcel Hug | Switzerland | 11:02.04 |
| | 8 | 1051 | Kurt Fearnley | Australia | 11:02.37 |
| 4 | 10 | 1731 | Masayuki Higuchi | Japan | 11:02.54 |
| 5 | 1 | 2352 | Joshua George | United States | 11:02.64 |
| 6 | 7 | 2234 | Rawat Tana | Thailand | 11:02.72 |
| 7 | 5 | 2235 | Khajonsak Thamsopon | Thailand | 11:02.80 |
| 8 | 4 | 1536 | Alhassane Balde | Germany | 11:03.00 |
| 9 | 2 | 1777 | Suk Man Hong | South Korea | 11:03.78 |
| 10 | 9 | 1203 | Josh Cassidy | Canada | 11:09.42 |
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.