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Olesya Leonidovna Nurgalieva (born 9 January 1976 in
Olesya 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: Олеся Леонидовна Нургалиева) is a Russian ultramarathon
An ultramarathon, also called ultra distance or ultra running, is any footrace longer than the traditional marathon length of . Various distances are raced competitively, from the shortest common ultramarathon of to over . 50k and 100k are bot ...
runner. She won the Two Oceans Marathon
The Two Oceans Marathon is a 56 km / 35-mile ultramarathon and 21 km half-marathon held annually in Cape Town, South Africa on the Saturday of the Easter weekend.
Known globally as "the world's most beautiful marathon",Hamlett, Alison ( ...
3 times and 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 ...
twice, and together with her identical twin Elena Nurgalieva
Elena Leonidovna Nurgalieva (born 9 January 1976 in Perm Krai; russian: Елена Леонидовна Нургалиева) is a Russian ultramarathon runner. She won the Comrades Marathon 8 times and the Two Oceans Marathon 4 times, and with h ...
dominated the Comrades and Two Oceans, South Africa's main ultramarathon
An ultramarathon, also called ultra distance or ultra running, is any footrace longer than the traditional marathon length of . Various distances are raced competitively, from the shortest common ultramarathon of to over . 50k and 100k are bot ...
s, from 2003 to 2014.
Ultramarathon career
Nurgalieva won the 42.2 kmHonolulu Marathon
The Honolulu Marathon (branded JAL Honolulu Marathon for sponsorship reasons) is a marathon (26.2 miles or 42.2km) in Honolulu, Hawaii, first held in 1973. It is one of the world's largest marathons, taking place annually on the second Sunday in ...
in 2005, the 56 km Two Oceans Marathon
The Two Oceans Marathon is a 56 km / 35-mile ultramarathon and 21 km half-marathon held annually in Cape Town, South Africa on the Saturday of the Easter weekend.
Known globally as "the world's most beautiful marathon",Hamlett, Alison ( ...
in 2008, 2010 and 2011, and 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 ...
in 2007 and 2009.
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* 1976 births Living people People from Perm Krai Russian female long-distance runners Russian female marathon runners Russian ultramarathon runners Twin sportspeople Russian twins Female ultramarathon runners Sportspeople from Perm Krai 20th-century Russian women 21st-century Russian women {{Russia-athletics-bio-stub