Virgil Hodge (born 17 November 1983) is a sprinter from Saint Kitts and Nevis who specializes in the 200 metres. She was born in Basseterre.
At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing she competed at the 100 metres sprint. In her first round heat she placed fourth behind Muna Lee, Anita Pistone and Guzel Khubbieva, normally causing elimination. However her time of 11.48 was among the ten fastest losing times, which was enough to advance to the second round. There she failed to qualify for the semi-finals as her time of 11.45 was the fourth time of her heat.
While a junior in high school, Hodge fell and suffered a back injury. She was told she wouldn't ever be able to run again, but she was eventually cleared to compete after a year of rehabilitation.
She is a graduate of Texas Christian University where she was called the most decorated female athlete in TCU Horned Frogs history. She was a six-time All-American for the TCU Horned Frogs track and field team, finishing 5th in the 200 metres at the 2007 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
Achievements Representing 2000Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20)San Juan, Puerto Rico7th100 m12.31 (1.2 m/s)2002CARIFTA Games (U20)Nassau, Bahamas5th100 m11.996th200 m24.80Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20)Bridgetown, Barbados5th100 m11.87 (0.0 m/s)4th200 m24.29 (-0.9 m/s)3rd4 × 100 m relay46.65World Junior ChampionshipsKingston, Jamaica15th (sf)100m11.94 (wind: +0.7 m/s) —200mDQ9th (h)4 × 100 m relay46.142003Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsSt. George's, Grenada11th (h)100 m11.82Pan American GamesSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic10th (h)200 m23.85World ChampionshipsParis, France35th (h)200 m24.172004South American U23 ChampionshipsBarquisimeto, Venezuela2nd (h) Guest out of competition100m11.85 (wind: 0.0 m/s)4th Guest final out of competition4 × 100 m relay45.462005Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsNassau, Bahamas6th (h)100 m11.43 –4 × 100 m relayDNF2006Central American and Caribbean GamesCartagena, Colombia 3rd100 m11.52 2nd200 m23.095th4 × 100 m relay45.062007Pan American GamesRio, Brazil6th100 m11.40 (0.8 m/s)4th200 m23.05 (-0.6 m/s)5th4 × 100 m relay44.14NACAC ChampionshipsSan Salvador, El Salvador6th100 m11.63 1st200 m22.735th4 × 100 m relay45.15World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan13th (sf)200 m23.062008Olympic GamesBeijing, China23rd (qf)100 m11.4519th (qf)200 m23.172009Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsHavana, Cuba 1st200 m23.41 1st4 × 100 m relay43.53 NRWorld ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany24th (qf)100 m11.5116th (sf)200 m23.1911th (h)4 × 100 m relay43.982010World Indoor ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar27th (h)60 m7.612011Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsHavana, Cuba9th (h)100 m11.7914th (h)200 m24.282015NACAC ChampionshipsSan José, Costa Rica6th (sf)100m11.62 (wind: +1.2 m/s)
Personal bests 100 metres - 11.29 s (2007) - national record.Saint Kitts and Nevis athletics records 200 metres - 22.68 s (2007) - national record.
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