In this paper we investigate the optimal harvesting problems of a single species with Gompertz law of growth. Based on continuous harvesting models, we propose impulsive harvesting models with constant harvest or proportional harvest. By using the discrete dynamical systems determined by the stroboscopic map, we discuss existence, stability and global attractivity of positive periodic solutions, and obtain the maximum sustainable yield and the corresponding optimal population level. At last, we compare the maximum sustainable yield of impulsive harvest with that of continuous harvest, and point out that proportional harvest is superior to constant harvest.