Elena Polyakova (Russian: ???????? ?????) (born March 22, 1981) is a Russian female ultramarathon runner, and formerly a female bodybuilder.
Elena Polyakova was born on March 22, 1981 in Znamensk, Astrakhan Oblast, a closed city in Russia.
She performed sports in athletics and body building, and won a number of cups.
A travel agent from profession, she seasonally was working in Antalya, Turkey since 2005.
In September 2011, she met Alper Dalkiliç, a Turkish ultra runner during the 2011 Lycian Way Ultramarathon in southern Turkey.
One month after she returned home, she decided to move to Turkey.