Lawrence Leys D'Arcy (born 3 May 1947 in Timaru) is a former sprinter who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics for New Zealand and at the 1974 Commonwealth Games for Australia, winning a gold medal in 4 × 100 m relay.[1]
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New Zealand national champions in men's 100 m  | 
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Note: 100 yards before 1970  | 
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| 100 metres |  | 
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New Zealand national champions in men's 200 m  | 
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Note: 250 yards before 1901; 220 yards from 1901 to 1969  | 
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- 1888: A.B. Williams
 
- 1889: Hugh Reeves
 
- 1890: Jack Hempton
 
- 1891: Billy MacPherson (NSW)
 
- 1892: Jack Hempton
 
- 1893: L.W. Harvey
 
- 1894: H.M. Reeves
 
- 1895: L. Broad
 
- 1896: William Kingston
 
- 1897: Arthur Holder
 
- 1898: Alfred Patrick
 
- 1899: William Kingston
 
- 1900: George Smith
  
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| 220 yards | 
- 1901: Claude Hiorns
 
- 1902–1903: L.B. Webster
 
- 1904: W. Anderson
 
- 1905–1906: F.E. Drake
 
- 1907–1908: E.E. Fisher
 
- 1909–1910: William Woodger
 
- 1911–1912: Ron Opie
 
- 1913: A.T. Duncan
 
- 1914–1915: Henry Martis
 
- 1916–1919: not held
 
- 1920–1921: George Davidson
 
- 1922: Harry Wilson
 
- 1923: Morris Kirksey (USA)
 
- 1924: L.A. Tracey
 
- 1925: L.A. Tracey / R. Morgan
 
- 1926–1928: Malcolm Leadbetter
 
- 1929: Allan Elliot
 
- 1930: George Golding (AUS)
 
- 1931: Charlie Jenkins
 
- 1932: Allan Elliot
 
- 1933–1934: J.B. Macfarlane
 
- 1935: W.S. Bainbridge
 
- 1936: Graham Quinn
 
- 1937: W.J. Fitzsimmons
 
- 1938: Graham Quinn
 
- 1939: C. Robinson
 
- 1940: J. Ford
 
- 1941–1944: not held
 
- 1945–1946: Ron Agate
 
- 1947: John Treloar (AUS)
 
- 1948–1951: Dave Batten
 
- 1952–1954: Don Jowett
 
- 1955–1959: Maurice Rae
 
- 1960: John Taylor
 
- 1961–1962: Dave Norris
 
- 1963: Brian Seymour
 
- 1964: Don Mackenzie
 
- 1965–1966: Tony Steel
 
- 1967: Wayne Overend
 
- 1968: Graham Atchison
 
- 1969: 
  
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4 × 110 yards (1930–1966) | 
- 1930: 
  Miller, Brown, Adams, Fitzpatrick (CAN) 
- 1934: 
  Davis, Saunders, Rangeley, Sweeney (ENG) 
- 1938: 
  Brown, Haley, Loaring, O'Connor (CAN) 
- 1950: 
  Gordon, Johnson, Treloar, De Gruchy (AUS) 
- 1954: 
  Springbett, Stonehouse, Nelson, McFarlane (CAN) 
- 1958: 
  Radford, Sandstrom, Segal, Breacker (ENG) 
- 1962: 
  Radford, Carter, Meakin, Jones (ENG) 
- 1966: 
  E. Addy, Mends, J. Addy, Allotey (GHA)  
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4 × 100 metres (1970–present) | 
- 1970: 
  Stewart, Miller, Lawson, Quarrie (JAM) 
- 1974: 
  Lewis, , Ratcliffe, Haskell (AUS) 
- 1978: 
  Jenkins, Wells, Sharp, McMaster (SCO) 
- 1982: 
  Adegbehingbe, Adeyanju, Oyeledun, Eseme (NGR) 
- 1986: 
  McKoy, Mahorn, Williams, Johnson (CAN) 
- 1990: 
  Callender, Regis, Adam, Christie (ENG) 
- 1994: 
  Bailey,Gilbert, Chambers, Surin (CAN) 
- 1998: 
  Chambers, Devonish, Golding, Campbell (ENG) 
- 2002: 
  Gardener, Devonish, Condon, Campbell (ENG) 
- 2006: 
  Frater, Waugh, Williams, Powell (JAM) 
- 2010: 
  Scott, Baptiste, Devonish, Lewis-Francis (ENG) 
- 2014: 
  Livermore, Bailey-Cole, Ashmeade, Bolt (JAM) 
- 2018: 
  Arthur, Hughes, Kilty, Aikines-Aryeetey (ENG) 
- 2022: 
  Efoloko, Hughes, Mitchell-Blake, Edoburun (ENG)  
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Note: 100 yards until 1966  | 
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