Elena Nurgalieva


Elena Leonidovna Nurgalieva is a Russian ultramarathon runner. She won the Comrades Marathon 8 times and the Two Oceans Marathon 4 times, and with her identical twin Olesya Nurgalieva 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 Comrades Marathon.
YearDirectionTimePosition
2015up6:40:363
2014Down6:23:182
2013Up6:27:091
2012Down06:07:121
2011Up06:24:111
2010Down06:13:041
2009Down06:13:142
2008Up06:14:371
2007Down06:10:322
2006Up06:09:241
2005Down06:12:193
2004Up06:11:151
2003Down06:07:471

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