Elena Nurgalieva Explained
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 her identical twin Olesya Nurgalieva dominated the Comrades and Two Oceans Marathons, South Africa's main ultramarathons, from 2003 to 2014.[1] [2]
Ultramarathon career
Nurgalieva is an eight-time winner of the Comrades Marathon.[3]
| Year | Direction | Time | Position |
|---|
| 2015 | up | 6:40:36 | 3 |
| 2014[4] | Down | 6:23:18 | 2 |
| 2013[5] | Up | 6:27:09 | 1 |
| 2012 | Down | 06:07:12 | 1 |
| 2011 | Up | 06:24:11 | 1 |
| 2010 | Down | 06:13:04 | 1 |
| 2009 | Down | 06:13:14 | 2 |
| 2008 | Up | 06:14:37 | 1 |
| 2007 | Down | 06:10:32 | 2 |
| 2006 | Up | 06:09:24 | 1 |
| 2005 | Down | 06:12:19 | 3 |
| 2004 | Up | 06:11:15 | 1 |
| 2003 | Down | 06:07:47 | 1 | |
She has won the 56 km Two Oceans Marathon four times, in 2004, 2005, 2009 and 2012.
Notes and References
- Web site: Wesley Botton . Nurgalieva sisters set for more dominance . The Citizen . 2014-01-06 . 2014-06-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140603010611/http://citizen.co.za/187705/nurgalieva-sisters-set-for-more-dominance/ . 2014-06-03 . dead .
- Web site: Stephen . Granger . Nurgalieva twins in a league of their own - IOL Sport . IOL.co.za . 2013-03-27 . 2014-06-01.
- Web site: Spectacular come-from-behind win by Ellie Greenwood. UltraRunning Magazine. 2014-06-09. 2014-06-03.
- Web site: Comrades Marathon 2014 results. Ultimate Live. 2014-06-09.
- Web site: Comrades Marathon runner history: Elena Nurgalieva. Ultimate Live. 2014-06-09. 2018-09-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20180924033348/http://results.ultimate.dk/comrades/resultshistory/front/index.php?profile=true&ProfileID=81398. dead.
