Victor d'Arcy

Victor d'Arcy
	Vic d'Arcy (left) and Harold Abrahams in 1920
Personal information
Born	30 June 1887; Rotherhithe, London, Great Britain
Died	12 March 1961 (aged 73); Fish Hoek, Cape Town, South Africa
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	100 m, 200 m
Club	Polytechnic Harriers, London
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100 yd – 9.8 (1911); 100 m – 10.9 (1911); 200 m – 21.6 (1914)
Medal record
Representing Great Britain
Olympic Games

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Victor Henry Augustus d'Arcy (30 June 1887 – 12 March 1961) was a British sprint runner who competed at the 1912 and 1920 Summer Olympics.^[3]

In 1912 d'Arcy was eliminated in the semifinals of both 100 m and 200 m events.

As a third leg in the British 4 × 100 m relay team, he won a gold medal, in spite of finishing second after United States in the semifinal. United States was later disqualified for a fault in passing the baton, the same mistake was made in the final by world record holder and main favourite German team.^[1]

At the 1920 Summer Olympics, d'Arcy again reached the semifinals of the 100 m and also ran in the heats of the 200 m. He ran again the third leg in the British 4 × 100 m relay team which finished fourth. After the Games he moved to Rhodesia, where he lived until his death in 1961.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Vic d'Arcy". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
^ Victor d'Arcy. trackfield.brinkster.net
^ "Victor d'Arcy". Olympedia. Retrieved 16 April 2021.