Virgil Spier

Virgil Spier (born 8 January 1981) is a Dutch athlete who started at the decathlon, but who is currently active mainly as a sprinter and a hurdler.

[1] Spier was born in Amsterdam, and started his career as an athlete at Sparta Atletiek in The Hague.

The 4×100 metres relay team consisting of Caimin Douglas, Maarten Heisen, Patrick van Luijk and Guus Hoogmoed, with Gregory Sedoc and Virgil Spier as reserves, did qualify for the Olympics.

[2] In their qualification heat Heisen, Hoogmoed, Van Luijk and Douglas placed third behind Trinidad and Tobago and Japan, but in front of Brazil.

In the final, the second baton change between Hoogmoed and Van Luijk failed, resulting in a slow time.