Donald Geisler
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| Birth name | Donald David von Geisler III | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Filipino | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 6, 1978 Angeles City, Philippines | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Philippines | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Taekwondo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Donald David "Donnie" von Geisler III[1] (born October 6, 1978) is a retired Filipino taekwondo athlete of German-American descent, who represented the Philippines in the Summer Olympic Games in the years 2000 and 2004. He is a 1998 Asian Games and World Cup Taekwondo Silver medalist, and won a gold medal for the men's lightweight division at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games held in Pasay, Philippines before his retirement.[2]
Geisler is an AB Communication Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas.
Early life[]
Donald David Geisler III was born in Angeles City to Donald David Geisler Jr. and Gracia Cantor Bayonito. His father was a U.S. Army colonel. Donnie is the third of the five children.
Donnie started playing taekwondo at the age of seven. He was trained by a Korean trainer at his school during his elementary where he developed his skills for the sport.
Personal life[]
He has a son named Robbie. Donnie and Robbie's mother were both college students when their son was born. They were not ready to get married because they just met only for a few months before. They decided to hold off wedding plans until they were sure marriage was the right step for both of them. It was a mature mutual decision. Years later, the two broke up. He is the older brother of actor Baron Geisler. The two of them joined a reality show Pinoy Big Brother in its celebrity edition.
Donnie met Jen Da Silva inside the Big Brother house and they eventually got married. They now have a daughter named Frankie.
Career highlights[]
- Gold Medal at the 23rd Southeast Asian Games. (2005)
- Gold Medal at the 22nd Southeast Asian Games. (2003)
- Bronze Medal at the 15th Asian Taekwondo Championships. (2002)
- Silver Medal at the 21st Southeast Asian Games. (2001)
- Silver Medal at the 14th Asian Taekwondo Championships. (2000)
- Gold Medal at the 20th Southeast Asian Games. (1999)
- Silver Medal at the Bangkok Asian Games. (1998)
- Silver Medal at the World Cup Taekwondo. (1998)
- Bronze Medal at the 1st World Taekwondo Junior Championships. (1996)
References[]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-04-24. Retrieved 2010-06-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Southeast Asian Games Official Results". Retrieved 9 November 2012.
External links[]
- Donald Geisler at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- official and approved fans club
- Donald Geisler: The child in him
- Geisler wins in taekwondo
- It's time to strike in the Games ? Geisler
- RP team saves best for last in Athens
- Pinoy Big Brother contestants
- Star Magic
- Filipino male taekwondo practitioners
- University of Santo Tomas alumni
- Taekwondo practitioners at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Taekwondo practitioners at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic taekwondo practitioners of the Philippines
- University Athletic Association of the Philippines players
- Bicolano people
- 1981 births
- Living people
- Filipino people of German descent
- Kapampangan people
- Asian Games medalists in taekwondo
- Sportspeople from Angeles City
- Taekwondo practitioners at the 1998 Asian Games
- Taekwondo practitioners at the 2002 Asian Games
- Taekwondo practitioners at the 2006 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games
- Asian Games silver medalists for the Philippines
- Southeast Asian Games gold medalists for the Philippines
- Southeast Asian Games medalists in taekwondo
- Competitors at the 1999 Southeast Asian Games
- Competitors at the 2001 Southeast Asian Games
- Competitors at the 2003 Southeast Asian Games
- Competitors at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games
- Asian Taekwondo Championships medalists