Donald Geisler
Filipino taekwondo athlete
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Donald David "Donnie" von Geisler III[1] (born October 6, 1977) 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]
October 6, 1977
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| Nationality | Filipino | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Donald David von Geisler III October 6, 1977 Angeles City, Philippines | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Philippines | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Taekwondo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
Post-retirement
Geisler later became a business owner and promoted the sport of taekwondo. However in 2014, he began having a dispute with the Philippine Taekwondo Association which he accused of preventing coaches and players in guesting in his virtual classes.[3] On September 21, 2020, Geisler declared a persona-non-grata by the PTA, which meant his expulsion from the association.[4][5]
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)