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Olesya Nurgalieva

Russian ultramarathon runner

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

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

^ ^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.