Laura Nagel

Laura Nagel (born 11 February 1992) is a New Zealand middle- and long-distance runner. She won gold at the 2024 Oceania Athletics Championships in the 1500 metres.

Early life From Hawkes Bay, Nagel attended Taradale High School. She started running as a keep-fit measure and ended up breaking school athletics records.

Career In 2022, she set new personal best times in the 1500 metres, mile run and 3000 metres.

Nagel won the senior women’s road mile championship in a national record time of 4:46.78 at the Novotel Lakefront Mile in Rotorua in May 2024. That month, she also won the New Zealand 5 km Road Championships. She won the gold medal in the 1500 metres at the 2024 Oceania Athletics Championships in Suva, Fiji, in June 2024.

Nagel won New Zealand national titles over 1500 metres and 5000 metres in 2025. In March 2025, she was named in the New Zealand team for the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing.

Bagel won the 5000 metres at the 2026 New Zealand Athletics Championships in Auckland, running 16:39.98.

Personal life In 2022, Nagel worked as the digital and events manager for Hockey New Zealand. She also organises athletics race events such as the Daikin Night of 5s in New Zealand.