Victor d'Arcy

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]

• Victor d'Arcy at World Athletics
• Victor d'Arcy at Olympics.com
• Victor d'Arcy at Team GB
• Victor d'Arcy at Olympedia