Elena Leonidovna Nurgalieva (born 9 January 1976 in

Perm Krai Perm Krai (russian: Пе́рмский край, r=Permsky kray, p=ˈpʲɛrmskʲɪj ˈkraj, ''Permsky krai'', , ''Perem lador'') is a federal subject of Russia (a krai) that came into existence on December 1, 2005 as a result of the 2004 re ...

; russian: Елена Леонидовна Нургалиева) is a Russian ultramarathon runner. She won the

Comrades Marathon The Comrades Marathon is an ultramarathon of approximately which is run annually in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa between the cities of Durban and Pietermaritzburg. It is the world's largest and oldest ultramarathon race. The direc ...

8 times and the Two Oceans Marathon 4 times, and with her identical twin

Olesya Nurgalieva 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 ...

dominated the Comrades and Two Oceans Marathons, South Africa's main ultramarathons, from 2003 to 2014.

Ultramarathon career

Nurgalieva is an eight-time winner of the

. She has won the 56 km Two Oceans Marathon four times, in 2004, 2005, 2009 and 2012.

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