Donald Geisler

{{short description|Filipino taekwondo athlete}}

{{Family name hatnote|von Geisler|Geisler|lang=German}}

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| name = Donald Geisler

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| birth_name = Donald David von Geisler III

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|10|06}}

| birth_place = Angeles City, Philippines

| nationality = Filipino

| height = {{height|ft=6|in=1}}

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| country = Philippines

| sport = Taekwondo

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| show-medals = yes

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{{MedalSport | Men's taekwondo}}

{{MedalCountry | {{PHI}} }}

{{MedalCount|total=yes

|Asian Games|0|1|0

|Asian Championships|0|1|1

|Southeast Asian Games|3|1|0

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{{MedalCompetition|Asian Games}}

{{MedalSilver|1998 Bangkok|Featherweight}}

{{MedalCompetition|Asian Championships}}

{{MedalSilver|2000 Hong Kong|Welterweight}}

{{MedalBronze|2002 Amman|Welterweight}}

{{MedalCompetition|Southeast Asian Games}}

{{MedalGold|2005 Philippines|Lightweight}}

{{MedalGold|2003 Vietnam|}}

{{MedalSilver|2001 Malaysia|Lightweight}}

{{MedalGold|1999 Brunei|}}

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Donald David "Donnie" von Geisler III{{cite web |url=http://bb2.pinoybigbrother.com/tabid/550/xmmid/387/profile/7653/name/Donald/xmview/2/Default.aspx |title=Pinoy Big Brother Season 2 :: Housemates |access-date=2010-06-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100424030425/http://bb2.pinoybigbrother.com/tabid/550/xmmid/387/profile/7653/name/Donald/xmview/2/Default.aspx |archive-date=2010-04-24 }} (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.{{cite web|title=Southeast Asian Games Official Results|url=http://www.2005seagames.com.ph/sched.html|access-date=9 November 2012}}

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|date=August 2023}}

Career highlights

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