Victor d'Arcy

Victor d'Arcy

Vic d'Arcy (left) and Harold Abrahams in 1920
Personal information
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
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 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]

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]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Victor d'Arcy.

• Victor d'Arcy at Olympedia
• Victor d'Arcy at Team GB