Donald Geisler

Donald Geisler

Personal information
Birth name	Donald David von Geisler III
Nationality	Filipino
Born	(1978-10-06) October 6, 1978 (age 45) Angeles City, Philippines
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Sport
Country	Philippines
Sport	Taekwondo
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 1998 Bangkok Featherweight Asian Championships 2000 Hong Kong Welterweight 2002 Amman Welterweight Southeast Asian Games 2005 Philippines Lightweight 2003 Vietnam 2001 Malaysia Lightweight 1999 Brunei

Donald David 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

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

• 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)
• Geisler wins in taekwondo
• It's time to strike in the Games ? Geisler
• RP team saves best for last in Athens