Victor d'Arcy
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| Olympic medal record | |||
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| Men's Athletics | |||
| Gold | 1912 Stockholm | 4x100m relay | |
Victor Henry Augustus "Vic" d'Arcy (June 30, 1887 - 1961) was a British athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1912 Summer Olympics.
At the Stockholm Olympics, Victor d'Arcy was eliminated in the semifinals of both 100 m and 200 m. As a third leg in the British 4x100 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 4x100 m relay team which finished fourth.
| Olympic champions in men's 4×100 m relay |
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| 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 |
| 1912 Great Britain David Jacobs, Henry Macintosh, Victor d'Arcy & William Applegarth |
