Morné Nagel (born 23 February 1978) is a South African sprinter. Together with Corné du Plessis, Lee-Roy Newton and Mathew Quinn he won a gold medal in 4 × 100 metres relay at the

2001 World Championships in Athletics The 8th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada between 3 and 12 August 2001 and was the first time the event ...

. Following the ruling of 13 December 2005 which retroactively disqualified

Tim Montgomery Timothy Montgomery (born January 28, 1975) is an American former track sprinter who specialized in the 100-meter dash. In 2005, he was stripped of his records—including a now-void men's 100-meter world record of 9.78 seconds set in 2002—a ...

and henceforth the American team, the South African team were promoted to gold medallists. Morne Nagel is tied for being the second fastest man in African history with his 6.48 60 meter dash, behind Leonard Myles-Mills' 6.45. He was ranked the fastest 60 meter in the world in 2002 according to the IAAF. After a successful career Morne shifted his focus to coaching. This includes athletics, strength & conditioning and sport specific performance. He is affiliated with the athletics & sport science program of the

University of Johannesburg The University of Johannesburg, colloquially known as UJ, is a public university A public university, state university, or public college is a university or college that is State ownership, owned by the state or receives significant fundi ...

. Morne is also the managing director for SCF-Nutrition Pty Ltd
www.scfnutrition.com

Personal bests

60 metres 60 metres, or 60-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field. It is a championship event for indoor championships, normally dominated by the best outdoor 100 metres runners. At indoor events, the 60 metres is run on lanes set out in the mi ...

– 6.48 (2002) NATIONAL RECORD *

100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at ...

– 10.13 (2002, 2003) *

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400-metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slight ...

– 20.11 (2003) NATIONAL RECORD * 300 metres – 32.14 (2006) NATIONAL RECORD *

400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor running track, it is ...

– 46.92 (2008)

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* South African male sprinters 1978 births Living people University of Pretoria alumni World Athletics Championships medalists World Athletics Championships athletes for South Africa African Games silver medalists for South Africa African Games silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 All-Africa Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 All-Africa Games World Athletics Championships winners Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) FISU World University Games silver medalists for South Africa Medalists at the 1999 Summer Universiade 20th-century South African people 21st-century South African people {{SouthAfrica-athletics-bio-stub