Victor d'Arcy
 Vic d'Arcy (left) and Harold Abrahams in 1920 | ||||||||||||
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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) | |||||||||||
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| 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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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]
Biography
[edit]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 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 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]
References
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- ^ 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.
- ^ "Amateur Athletic Championship". Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette. 3 July 1911. Retrieved 1 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA Champions". Sporting Life. 3 July 1911. Retrieved 1 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
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