 Charles Henry Yewell studied with him for a time.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.