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Donald Geisler

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Donald Geisler
Personal information
Birth nameDonald David von Geisler III
NationalityFilipino
Born (1978-10-06) October 6, 1978 (age 46)
Angeles City, Philippines
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Sport
CountryPhilippines
SportTaekwondo
Medal record
Men's taekwondo
Representing  Philippines
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Asian Games 0 1 0
Asian Championships 0 1 1
Southeast Asian Games 3 1 0
Total 3 3 1
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1998 Bangkok Featherweight
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2000 Hong Kong Welterweight
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Amman Welterweight
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2005 Philippines Lightweight
Gold medal – first place 2003 Vietnam
Silver medal – second place 2001 Malaysia Lightweight
Gold medal – first place 1999 Brunei

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]

Early years

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Geisler started playing taekwondo at the age of seven. He was trained by a Korean trainer at school where he developed his skills for the sport.[citation needed]

Career highlights

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References

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  1. ^ "Pinoy Big Brother Season 2 :: Housemates". Archived from the original on 2010-04-24. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
  2. ^ "Southeast Asian Games Official Results". Retrieved 9 November 2012.
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