Victor d'Arcy
British sprinter (1887–1961) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
British sprinter (1887–1961) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
 Vic d'Arcy (left) and Harold Abrahams in 1920 | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||
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| 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)[1][2] | |||||||||||
Medal record
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D'Arcy finished second behind Frederick Ramsdell in the 100 yards event at the 1911 AAA Championships.[4][5][6]
At the 1912 Olympic Games, 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 despite finishing second behind the 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]
The following year, D'Arcy finished second behind Willie Applegarth in the 220 yards event at the 1913 AAA Championships[7][8] and this was repeated at the 1914 AAA Championships.[9] After the war, d'Arcy continued to race and finished second behind William Hill in the 100 yards event at the 1919 AAA Championships.[10][11]
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 in 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 he died in 1961.[1]
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