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]

Biography

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]

References

1. 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.
4. "Amateur Athletic Championship". Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette. 3 July 1911. Retrieved 1 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "AAA Champions". Sporting Life. 3 July 1911. Retrieved 1 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
7. "Athletic Championships". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 7 July 1913. Retrieved 16 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
8. "Athletic Feats". Sporting Life. 7 July 1913. Retrieved 16 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
9. "Amateur Athletics". Lancashire Evening Post. 4 July 1914. Retrieved 17 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
10. "AAA Championships". Daily Herald. 7 July 1919. Retrieved 21 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
11. "Amateur Champions". Daily Record. 7 July 1919. Retrieved 21 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

External links

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