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Victor d'Arcy

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Victor d'Arcy
Vic d'Arcy (left) and Harold Abrahams in 1920
Personal information
Born30 June 1887 (1887-06-30)
Rotherhithe, London, Great Britain
Died12 March 1961 (1961-03-13) (aged 73)
Fish Hoek, Cape Town, South Africa
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)100 m, 200 m
ClubPolytechnic 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
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1912 Stockholm 4×100 m relay

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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Victor d'Arcy. trackfield.brinkster.net
  3. ^ "Victor d'Arcy". Olympedia. Retrieved 16 April 2021.