Olesya Nurgalieva

Olesya Nurgalieva, born on 9 January 1976 in Perm Krai, Russia, is a Russian ultramarathon runner who won the Two Oceans Marathon three times, in 2008, 2010 and 2011, and the Comrades Marathon twice, in 2007 and 2009. She also won the 42.2 km Honolulu Marathon in 2005. Together with her identical twin, Elena Nurgalieva, she dominated the Comrades and Two Oceans Marathons, South Africa's main ultramarathons, from 2003 to 2014. Her World Athletics profile is listed as an external link for a later source pass.