Victor d'Arcy
Vic d'Arcy (left) and Harold Abrahams in 1920
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| Born | 30 June 1887 Rotherhithe, London, Great Britain |
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| Died | 12 March 1961 (aged 73) Fish Hoek, Cape Town, South Africa |
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| 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 | |||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 100 yd – 9.8 (1911) 100 m – 10.9 (1911) 200 m – 21.6 (1914) |
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Victor Henry Augustus "Vic" d'Arcy (30 June 1887 – 12 March 1961) was a British sprint runner who competed at the 1912 and 1920 Summer Olympics.
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.
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 South Africa, where he lived until his death in 1961.
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