Olesya Nurgalieva
Russian ultramarathon runner
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| Intro | Russian ultramarathon runner | ||
| A.K.A. | Olesya Leonidovna Nurgaliyeva | ||
| A.K.A. | Olesya Leonidovna Nurgaliyeva | ||
| Places | Russia | ||
| is | Marathon runner Runner Athlete Ultramarathon runner | ||
| Work field | Sports | ||
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| Birth | 9 January 1976, Kuyeda, Russian Empire | ||
| Age | 48 years | ||
| Star sign | Capricorn | ||
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Biography
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.
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.
| 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 |