Dave
Duncan Designs
Professionally designed Skateboard Parks
16787 Beach Blvd., #120
Huntington Beach, CA 92647-4848
Email: daveduncan@wcsk8.com
Phone: 714-960-8636
Fax: 714-848-6343
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Dave Duncan is the voice of World Cup Skateboarding. Dave is the Master
of Ceremonies as well as the coordinator of the competitions. He has attended
every major skateboarding event for over 15 years either as a participant,
team manager, announcer or judge. Dave was a spectator/skate fan at the
first vertical skateboarding competition in history back in 1978, Spring
Valley, CA Hester Series #1. Dave has also been a snowboarder since 1984
and began working the Pro Snowboard Tour in 1989 as a judge and announcer.
Dave was the announcer for snowboard halfpipe for the Olympics, Park City
2002.
Dave's story is almost like telling the history of skateboarding. He is
39 years old, born in 1962. His first rides date back to 1969 when he
was only 7 years old, sidewalk surfing during the steel wheels era. In
1974 when Dave was 12 years old when the invention of urethane wheels
made skating more terrain possible. He spent days searching for underground
spots, such as drainage ditches and hundreds of backyard pools and parks.
Growing up in Southern California, Dave was surfing and skateboarding,
eventually competing at the skateparks in the 1970's. During the late
1970's he began to build skateboard ramps for himself and friends in driveways
and backyards. At this time he began working full time and spent ten years
as a union carpenter. Dave continued to compete as a top sponsored amateur
throughout the 1980's, and worked with the National Skateboard Association
building and designing vert ramps and street courses.
Turning pro in 1987 and designing his own signature boards for the famous
Alva Team led by world champion and skateboard pioneer Tony Alva. The
experience Dave gained through managing and working with the Alva team
led him doing hundreds of demos and competitions worldwide. Gaining knowledge
of the skateboarding business led Dave creating a business of his own
in 1993, Focus Skateboards. The time partnering with skateboarding legends
Christian Hosoi, Eddie Reategui and Chicken. The business included manufacturing
and distribution of skateboard decks, wheels, snowboards and clothing.
Dave has continued to be involved with all the major skateboard and snowboard
competitions worldwide and still continues to compete in the Masters Division
(30 years and over) with all the other legends of the 1980's skate scene.
Dave takes great pride in his work and his deep passion for these sports
has driven him to achieve major accomplishments. Dave is currently enjoying
all aspects of his career with such events as Vans Triple Crown, X Games
and Gravity Games. He and his crew are currently working to design, build,
advise and oversee the construction of the best skateboard parks, ramps,
street courses, arena competitions and events in history.
Dave Duncan Designs
Professionally designed Skateboard Parks
16787 Beach Blvd., #120
Huntington Beach, CA 92647-4848
Email: daveduncan@wcsk8.com
Phone: 714-960-8636
Fax: 714-848-6343
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