Victor d'Arcy, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Victor d'Arcy

British athlete

Date of Birth: 30-Jun-1887

Place of Birth: Rotherhithe, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 12-Mar-1961

Profession: athletics competitor

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

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 Rhodesia, where he lived until his death in 1961.