Olesya Leonidovna Nurgalieva (born 9 January 1976 in Perm Krai; Russian: Олеся Леонидовна Нургалиева) is a Russian ultramarathon runner. She won the Two Oceans Marathon 3 times and the Comrades Marathon twice, and together with her identical twin Elena Nurgalieva dominated the Comrades and Two Oceans, South Africa's main ultramarathons, from 2003 to 2014.[1][2]
Ultramarathon career edit
Nurgalieva won the 42.2 km Honolulu Marathon in 2005, the 56 km Two Oceans Marathon in 2008, 2010 and 2011, and the Comrades Marathon in 2007 and 2009.[1]
| Comrades Marathon Results | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Direction | Time | Position |
| 2014[3] | Down | 06:24:51 | 3 |
| 2013[4] | Up | 06:28:07 | 2 |
| 2012[4] | Down | withdrew | n/a |
| 2011[4] | Up | 06:24:36 | 2 |
| 2010[4] | Down | 06:13:05 | 2 |
| 2009[4] | Down | 06:12:12 | 1 |
| 2008[4] | Up | 06:15:52 | 2 |
| 2007[4] | Down | 06:10:03 | 1 |
| 2005[4] | Down | 06:10:40 | 2 |
| 2004[4] | Up | 06:20:32 | 4 |
| 2003[4] | Down | 06:12:08 | 2 |
References edit
- ^ a b Wesley Botton (2014-01-06). "Nurgalieva sisters set for more dominance". The Citizen. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
- ^ Granger, Stephen (2013-03-27). "Nurgalieva twins in a league of their own - IOL Sport". IOL.co.za. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
- ^ "Comrades Marathon 2014 results". Ultimate Live. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Comrades Marathon runner history: Olesya Nurgalieva". Ultimate Live. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
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