Elena Nurgalieva
Elena Leonidovna Nurgalieva (born 9 January 1976 in Perm Krai; ) 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. She has won the 56 km Two Oceans Marathon four times, in 2004, 2005, 2009 and 2012.