David Bunevacz

David Bunevacz
Born (1968-12-20) December 20, 1968
Torrance, California, U.S
Nationality Filipino American
Occupation Businessman and former athlete

David Bunevacz (born December 20, 1968) is a Filipino American businessman and former track and field athlete.

Biography

He was born to a Hungarian-American (Joseph Bunevacz) and a Filipina from La Union (Filomena Ismaela) in Torrance, California. He attended Praclete High School from 1983 to 1987 and holds the school records for high hurdles, high jump and long jump.[1] He won the Arco Jesse Owens National Track and Field Championship in the high jump.[2] His father was a track and field teacher and Bunevacz began to learn the decathlon. His strongest events were the throws, particularly the javelin throw. In a class at the Rizal Coliseum, David tossed a javelin from a standing start that was just a couple of meters short of the prevailing Philippine record.[3] By twenty-one, he had a personal record of 7,350 points for the decathlon.[4]

He enrolled at University of California at Los Angeles in 1988 and graduated at 1993 after studying business management and sociology. He set the university record for the javelin throw and was the team captain of the track team.[5] He suffered a spinal accident as a consequence of weight lifting. The injury required surgery but has had no lasting consequences.

Bunevacz's credentials were sent by UCLA to a Mr. Go, who introduced him to Philip Juico, then Philippine Sports Commission Chairman. Juico provided him a humbling paycheck to prepare in track and field to represent the Philippines in almost any international sporting event, including the Southeast Asian Games or the Olympics. Bunevacz happily agreed; he trained to represent the country and was also given modeling jobs on the side.

He married Jessica Rodriguez in October 2000. They live in Los Angeles with their three children: Hayca, Grant and Breana Bunevacz.[6] His wife was an actress/model and she is currently a talent manager in Manila for performers such as Patricia Javier.

Lawsuit

Two attorneys, James Robert Moriarty and The X-Law Group, sued Joseph Bunevacz and his son David Bunevacz in Los Angeles Superior Court on behalf of ticket reseller Gene Hammett and Action Seating Inc. for a sum in excess of 10 million dollars. Hammett claimed in his pleadings that David Bunevacz sold him 17,000 tickets to the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics that never materialized. Hammett alleged that the Bunevaczs led him to believe that the tickets were coming from several National Olympics Committees and their official ticket agents in Europe.[7][8][9]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.paracletehs.org/ourpages/auto/2012/3/7/52428744/TF%20040712%20Paraclete%20All%20Time%20Track%20_%20Field-3.pdf
  2. ↑ "Young Track And Field Stars To Compete Saturday In Arco Jesse Owens Games Regional Championships - Free Online Library". Thefreelibrary.com. 1994-06-02. Retrieved 2012-05-21.
  3. ↑ Cart, Julie (1992-04-10). "They're Separate but Unequal : Track and field: UCLA and USC men have different strengths. Women's teams are more alike. - Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. Retrieved 2012-05-21.
  4. ↑ http://www.olympic.ph/pdf/SEAGamesMedallists.pdf
  5. ↑ "Pepperdine's Ace Throws Off CSUN Batters - Page 2 - Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. 1992-05-07. Retrieved 2012-05-21.
  6. ↑ "Bunevacz Weds Jessica Four Times | The Manila Bulletin Newspaper Online". Mb.com.ph. 2000-10-12. Retrieved 2012-05-21.
  7. ↑ "Broken rules, a failed deal and a frenzy over Olympic tickets". The Seattle Times. February 27, 2010.
  8. ↑ Ching, Mark Angelo (March 7, 2010). "Part I; David Bunevacz dragged into Winter Olympics ticket scam". PEP.ph.
  9. ↑ Branch, Alfred Jr. (March 29, 2010). "Action Seating files lawsuit in alleged fraud case over Winter Olympics tickets".
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