Donald Geisler
Donald David "Donnie" von Geisler III (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.
Geisler is an AB Communication Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas.
Contents
- 1 Early life
- 2 Personal life
- 3 Career highlights
- 4 References
- 5 External links
Early life
Donald David Geisler III was born in Clark Air Base, Angeles City, Pampanga 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
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