Gabriel Esparza

Gabriel Esparza

Personal information

Nationality:

Spain

Society:

Centro de Alto Rendimiento

Birthday:

March 31, 1973

Place of birth:

Pamplona

Size:

172 cm

Weight:

58 kg

Medals

Olympic games
silver	Sydney 2000	up to 58 kg
World championships
bronze	Athens 1991	up to 54 kg
silver	Manila 1995	up to 58 kg
European championships
gold	Valencia 1992	up to 54 kg
gold	Zagreb 1994	up to 58 kg
gold	Helsinki 1996	up to 58 kg
silver	Eindhoven 1998	up to 58 kg
World Games
gold	The Hague 1993	up to 58 kg

Gabriel Esparza Pérez (born March 31, 1973 in Pamplona ) is a former Spanish Taekwondoin . He started in the weight class up to 58 kilograms.

Career

Esparza made his international debut in 1991. In the same year he immediately reached third place at the World Cup , in the semifinals he was defeated by József Salim . In 1992 he became European champion for the first time in the weight class up to 54 kilograms . He defended this title, then in the weight class up to 58 kilograms, both in 1994 and 1996 . In 1998 he reached the final again. Further successes were winning the World Games in 1993 and reaching the finals at the 1995 World Cup in Manila . He played his last international tournament at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney . He also made it into the final here , but had to admit defeat to Michail Mouroutsos 2: 4.

Web links

Gabriel Esparza in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Gabriel Esparza on the TaekwondoData .com website

personal data
SURNAME	Esparza, Gabriel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Esparza Pérez, Gabriel (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	spanish taekwondoin
DATE OF BIRTH	March 31, 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH	Pamplona , Spain