Victor d'Arcy
British sprinter / 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]
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Born | 30 June 1887 (1887-06-30) Rotherhithe, London, Great Britain | |||||||||||
Died | 12 March 1961 (1961-03-13) (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 | |||||||||||
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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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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]