Ali Ahmed Al-Amri (born 28 December 1987) is a Saudi Arabian long-distance runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He was born in

Ta’if Taif ( ar, , translit=aṭ-Ṭāʾif, lit=The circulated or encircled, ) is a city and governorate in the Makkan Region of Saudi Arabia. Located at an elevation of in the slopes of the Hijaz Mountains, which themselves are part of the Sarat ...

Career

He finished tenth at the 2006 World Junior Championships, and fourth at the

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. He also competed at the 2007 World Championships, the 2011 World Championships, the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2012 Summer Olympics without reaching the final. His personal best time is 8:21.87 minutes, achieved in June 2006 in Algiers. He also has 8:14.86 minutes in the 3000 metres, achieved in August 2004 in Rabat; 13:56.80 minutes in the 5000 metres, achieved in May 2006 in

Qatif Qatif or Al-Qatif ( ar, ٱلْقَطِيف ''Al-Qaṭīf'') is a governorate and urban area located in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. It extends from Ras Tanura and Jubail in the north to Dammam in the south, and from the Persian Gulf in the ...

; and 30:25.03 minutes in the

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, achieved in July 2006 in

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References

1987 births Living people Saudi Arabian male long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Saudi Arabia Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Asian Games People from Taif Saudi Arabian male steeplechase runners Asian Games bronze medalists for Saudi Arabia Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games 21st-century Saudi Arabian people {{SaudiArabia-athletics-bio-stub