Ernesto Pérez

2.2.1. Olympic Games Participation

Ernesto Pérez Lobo competed in three editions of the Summer Olympics.
At the 1992 Barcelona Summer Olympics, he finished in seventh place in the +95 kg category.
His most significant Olympic achievement came at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics, where he won the silver medal in the men's +95 kg event. On his path to the final, he defeated strong contenders such as Frank Möller of Germany and Selim Tataroğlu of Turkey. In the final match, he once again faced David Douillet, who defeated him with an uchi mata (内股_{uchi mata}^Japanese), an inner thigh throw, resulting in Pérez Lobo's silver medal.
At the 2000 Sydney Summer Olympics, competing in the +100 kg category, he concluded his Olympic career with a seventh-place finish.

2.2.2. World and European Championships

Pérez Lobo consistently performed well at both the World Judo Championships and European Judo Championships.
At the 1993 World Judo Championships, he finished in fifth place in the Open class. He also placed fifth in the +95 kg category at the 1995 World Judo Championships, where he lost to David Douillet in the semi-finals. His final World Championship appearance, the 1997 World Judo Championships, saw him secure a seventh-place finish in the +95 kg category.
In the European Judo Championships, he took fifth place in the Open class at the 1995 European Judo Championships and fifth place in the +95 kg category at the 1997 European Judo Championships. He earned a silver medal in the Open class at the 1999 European Judo Championships and a bronze medal in the +100 kg category at the 2000 European Judo Championships.

2.2.3. Other Noteworthy Results

Beyond the major championships, Ernesto Pérez Lobo achieved several other significant results in international tournaments:

• He won a silver medal at the Judo at the 1993 Mediterranean Games and a bronze medal at the Judo at the 1997 Mediterranean Games, both in the +95 kg category.
• In 1998, he notably won two gold medals at the World Student Judo Championships, one in the +95 kg division and another in the Open class.
• His achievements in various international open tournaments and World Cups include:
  • Bronze at the 1993 Czech International (Prague World Cup).
  • Bronze at the 1995 German International (Düsseldorf Grand Prix).
  • Gold at the 1995 British International (Birmingham World Cup).
  • Gold at the 1996 British International.
  • Two bronze medals at the 1996 Kano Cup (one in +95 kg and one in Open).
  • Silver at the 1997 Czech International.
  • Gold at the 1998 French International.
  • Gold at the 1998 German International.
  • Gold at the 1999 Polish International (Warsaw World Cup).
  • Silver at the 2000 Czech International.
  • Gold at the 2000 Polish International.
  • Silver at the 2002 Czech International.
  • Gold at the 2002 Polish International.
  • Gold at the 2002 British International.