Manuel Pereira
Manuel Pereira | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Manuel Pereira Senabre |
Born | Madrid, Spain | 18 June 1961
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Sport | |
Country | Spain |
Sport | Fencing |
Weapon | épée |
Hand | right-handed |
Medal record |
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.[1] He also competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics.[2]
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.[1] He was inducted in 2014 in the Hall of Fame of the Fédération Internationale d'Escrime.[1] His son Yulen is a member of the Spanish épée team.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c International Fencing Federation (ed.). "Pereira Senabre, Manuel (ESP)". Archived from the original on 13 August 2014.
- ^ "Manuel Pereira Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
- ^ "Yulen Pereira, la gran esperanza de la esgrima". Telemadrid (in Spanish). 10 February 2014.
External links
[edit]- Manuel Pereira at Olympics.com
- Manuel Pereira at Olympedia
- Manuel Pereira at the Spanish Olympic Committee (in Spanish)