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
editNurgalieva 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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