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Oreste Perri (born June 27, 1951) is an Italian sprint canoeist (and later politician) who competed from the early 1970s to the early 1980s.

Perri was born in Castelverde, in the province of Cremona. He won six medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with four golds (K-1 1000 m: 1975 (tied with Poland's Grzegorz Śledziewski, K-1 10000 m: 1974, 1975, 1977) and two bronzes (K-1 1000 m: 1974, 1977).

Perri also competed in three Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of fourth twice (1972: K-4 1000 m, 1976: K-1 1000 m).

On 22 June 2009, Perri was sworn in as mayor of Cremona, Italy.

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-'''Oreste Perri''' (born June 27, 1951) is an [[Italy|Italian]] [[Canoe racing|sprint canoer]] (and later [[politician]]) who competed from the early 1970s to the early 1980s.
+'''Oreste Perri''' (born June 27, 1951) is an [[Italy|Italian]] [[Canoe racing|sprint canoeist]] (and later [[politician]]) who competed from the early 1970s to the early 1980s.
 Perri was born in [[Castelverde]], in the [[province of Cremona]]. He won six medals at the [[ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships]] with four golds (K-1 1000 m: [[1975 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships|1975]] (tied with [[Poland]]'s [[Grzegorz Śledziewski]], K-1 10000 m: [[1974 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships|1974]], 1975, [[1977 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships|1977]]) and two bronzes (K-1 1000 m: 1974, 1977).