Gabriel Esparza Pérez (born 31 March 1973 in Pamplona, Navarre) is a Spanish taekwondo practitioner and Olympic medalist. He received a silver medal in 58 kg class at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He won three consecutive European Championships in 1992, 1994 and 1996. Although many Spanish taekwondo athletes have won medals in international competitions, Esparza was the only Olympic medalist from Spain in taekwondo until the 2012 Summer Olympics, where Spain won three medals in taekwondo (one gold and two silver medals). Notes References External links 1973 births Living people Spanish male taekwondo practitioners Olympic medalists in taekwondo Olympic silver medalists for Spain Taekwondo practitioners at the 2000 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics World Taekwondo Championships medalists European Taekwondo Championships medalists Sportspeople from Pamplona