Olesya Leonidovna Nurgalieva (born 9 January 1976 in Perm Krai; ) 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.
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.
Comrades Marathon Results Year Direction Time Position 2014 Down 06:24:51 3 2013 Up 06:28:07 2 2012 Down withdrew n/a 2011 Up 06:24:36 2 2010 Down 06:13:05 2 2009 Down 06:12:12 1 2008 Up 06:15:52 2 2007 Down 06:10:03 1 2005 Down 06:10:40 2 2004 Up 06:20:32 4 2003 Down 06:12:08 2
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