David Nepomuceno

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David Nepomuceno (died 1939) was a Filipino Olympian representing the Philippines in Paris Olympic Games. He specialized in 100m Sprints. Along with Fortunato Catalon - he was considered a world-class sprinters in the 1920s. The two, rivals in the local scene, have hauled gold medals from the Far Eastern Games.

In 1924, Nepomuceno represented the Philippines in the Paris Olympiad where he ran the 100 meters in 10.8 seconds and was clocked 22.5 seconds in the 200-meter dash. In 1925, Nepomuceno ran the 100 meters in only two-tenths of a second short of the world record then.