Victor Henry Augustus d'Arcy (30 June 1887 – 12 March 1961) was a British sprint runner who competed at the

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Biography

D'Arcy finished second behind Frederick Ramsdell in the 100 yards event at the

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. 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

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in the semifinal. United States was later disqualified for a fault in passing the baton. The same mistake was made in the final by

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holder and main favourite

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team. The following year, D'Arcy finished second behind

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in the 220 yards event at the

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and this was repeated at the

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. After the war, d'Arcy continued to race and finished second behind William Hill in the 100 yards event at the

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. At the

, 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

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, where he lived until he died in 1961.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Darcy, Victor 1887 births 1961 deaths People from Rotherhithe Athletes from the London Borough of Southwark English male sprinters British male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1912 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Great Britain English Olympic competitors Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field)