Ali Al-Amri

{{short description|Saudi Arabian long-distance runner}}

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{{MedalCompetition|Asian Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2007 Amman|3000 m st.}}

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Ali Ahmed Al-Amri ({{Langx|ar|على أحمد العمري}}; born 28 December 1987) is a Saudi Arabian long-distance runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase.

He was born in Ta’if.

Career

He finished tenth at the 2006 World Junior Championships,{{World Athletics}} and fourth at the 2006 Asian Games.{{Cite web|title=15th Asian Games Doha 2006 |url=http://www.doha-2006.com/gis/Sports/AT/IGATResults800m.aspx?rscid=0-330-330-E-00001 |date=2007-01-06 |accessdate=2015-09-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070106103550/http://www.doha-2006.com/gis/Sports/AT/IGATResults800m.aspx?rscid=0-330-330-E-00001 |archivedate=January 6, 2007 }} 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.{{World Athletics}}{{Cite web|title = Ali Ahmed Al-Amri Bio, Stats, and Results|url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/al/ali-ahmed-al-amri-1.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200418104454/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/al/ali-ahmed-al-amri-1.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = 2020-04-18|website = Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|accessdate = 2015-09-27}}

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; and 30:25.03 minutes in the 10,000 metres, achieved in July 2006 in Macau.

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