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Victor d'Arcy

1887 - 1961

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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.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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Victor d'Arcy has received more than 18,666 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Victor d'Arcy is the 747th most popular athlete (up from 1,111th in 2019), the 3,762nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,507th in 2019) and the 30th most popular British Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

  • 19k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.25

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.83

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.49

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Victor d'Arcies by language

Over the past year Victor d'Arcy has had the most page views in the with 1,663 views, followed by Japanese (943), and Chinese (860). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Ukrainian (58.72%), Egyptian Arabic (40.37%), and Chinese (33.75%)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Victor d'Arcy ranks 747 out of 6,025. Before him are Ernst Krebs, Ken Carpenter, Jaan Talts, Emmanuel Foulon, Harald Tammer, and Lucinda Williams. After him are Noureddine Morceli, Martina Hellmann, Juan Amat, Christoph Höhne, Edith McGuire, and Henri Chammartin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1887, Victor d'Arcy ranks 225. Before him are David Keilin, René Maran, Martín Luis Guzmán, Guðjón Samúelsson, Jacob L. Devers, and Rudolph Schindler. After him are Carl Ebert, Felix Andries Vening Meinesz, Monte Blue, Ahmet Haşim, Erich Hecke, and Arvo Ylppö. Among people deceased in 1961, Victor d'Arcy ranks 152. Before him are Boris Vilkitsky, Guy de Luget, William Astbury, Romeo Neri, Alberto Galateo, and Maud Wagner. After him are Ernest Payne, Eliseo Mouriño, George Irving, Elda Emma Anderson, William Alexander Morgan, and Hanns Seidel.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Victor d'Arcy ranks 3,762 out of 8,785. Before him are Edgar Wright (1974), Peter Lorimer (1946), Ashley Young (1985), Benjamin Robins (1707), William Henry Young (1863), and Herbert Marshall (1890). After him are Jim Bellamy (1881), Rupert Friend (1981), Jony Ive (1967), John Hopkinson (1849), Pauline Collins (1940), and Horatio Caro (1862).

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Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Victor d'Arcy ranks 30. Before him are Don Thompson (1933), Wyndham Halswelle (1882), Bill Roberts (1912), Dorothy Tyler-Odam (1920), Robert Lindsay (1890), and Steve Redgrave (1962). After him are Godfrey Rampling (1909), Cecil Griffiths (1900), Phyllis Johnson (1886), Tommy Green (1894), Charles Bennett (1870), and Guy Butler (1899).

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