Manuel Pereira

{{short description|Spanish fencer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}}

{{Infobox fencer

| name = Manuel Pereira

| image = Manuel Pereira Challenge RFF t151524.jpg

| birth_name =

| fullname = Manuel Pereira Senabre

| nationality =

| residence = Las Rozas de Madrid

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|6|18|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Madrid, Spain

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height = {{height|m=1.80|abbr=on}}

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| website =

| country = Spain

| weapon = épée

| hand = right-handed

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalGold|1989 Denver|Épée}}

| show-medals = yes

}}

Manuel Pereira (born 18 June 1961) is a Spanish fencer. In 1989 he became the first Spaniard to earn a gold medal in épée in the World Fencing Championships.{{cite web|url=http://www.fie.org/en/centennial/hall-of-fame/pereira-senabre-manuel-esp-105-2863?idPage=4|title=Pereira Senabre, Manuel (ESP)|editor=International Fencing Federation|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140813200311/http://www.fie.org/en/centennial/hall-of-fame/pereira-senabre-manuel-esp-105-2863?idPage=4|archivedate=13 August 2014}} He also competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pe/manuel-pereira-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417230628/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pe/manuel-pereira-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Manuel Pereira Olympic Results |access-date=29 July 2011 |work=sports-reference.com}}

Pereira became a coach after his retirement as a sportsman. Under his supervision, Spain won a gold medal in women's team épée at the 2004 World Fencing Championships in Lisbon. He was inducted in 2014 in the Hall of Fame of the Fédération Internationale d'Escrime. His son Yulen is a member of the Spanish épée team.{{cite web|url=http://www.telemadrid.es/noticias/mimadrid/noticia/yulen-pereira-la-gran-esperanza-de-la-esgrima|title=Yulen Pereira, la gran esperanza de la esgrima|work=Telemadrid|date=10 February 2014|language=es}}