Donald David "Donnie" von Geisler III (born October 6, 1978) is a retired

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athlete of

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descent, who represented the

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in the Summer Olympic Games in the years

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and

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. He is a

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and World Cup Taekwondo Silver medalist, and won a gold medal for the men's lightweight division at the

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held in

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, Philippines before his retirement. Geisler is an AB Communication Arts graduate from the

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Early life

Donald David Geisler III was born in

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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

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Baron Geisler. The two of them joined a reality show

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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

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. (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

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. (1996)

References

External links

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official and approved fans club

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