Manuel Pereira (born 18 June 1961) is a Spanish fencer. In 1989 he became the first Spaniard to earn a gold medal in

épée The ( or , ), sometimes spelled epee in English, is the largest and heaviest of the three weapons used in the sport of fencing. The modern derives from the 19th-century , a weapon which itself derives from the French small sword. This contain ...

in the

World Fencing Championships The World Fencing Championships is an annual competition in fencing organized by the Fédération Internationale d'Escrime (FIE; ''International Fencing Federation'' in English). Contestants may participate in foil, épée, and sabre events. Hi ...

. He also competed in the individual and team

events at the

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and

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

. 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 The 2004 FIE World Championships in Fencing, World Fencing Championships were held at the Hunter College in New York City, United States, USA. The event took place on 11 June 2004. It had women's team foil and women's team sabre, both of which wer ...

in Lisbon. He was inducted in 2014 in the Hall of Fame of the

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. His son

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is a member of the Spanish épée team.

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* 1961 births Living people Spanish épée fencers Spanish male épée fencers Olympic fencers for Spain Fencers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Fencers from Madrid {{Spain-fencing-bio-stub