| Ladislav Švanda | |
| Birth Date: | 1959 2, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| Seasons: | 8 – (1982–1983, 1985–1990) |
| Totalpodiums: | 0 |
| Teamwins: | 0 |
| Teampodiums: | 3 |
| Individual Starts: | 21 |
| Team Starts: | 5 |
| Wcoveralls: | 0 – (25th in 1985) |
Ladislav Švanda (born 14 February 1959 in Prague) is a former Czech cross-country skier who raced from 1982 to 1990. He earned a bronze medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary while his best individual Winter Olympics finish was a 15th in the 50 km event at those same games.
Švanda also won a bronze medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1989 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. His best individual finish at the Nordic skiing World Championships was ninth in the 50 km event in 1987.
Švanda's best career World Cup finish was seventh twice (1985, 1986).
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]
| Year | Age | 15 km classical | 15 km freestyle | 30 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | — | 13 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 30 | — | 17 | 17 | — | Bronze | |
| Season | Age | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | 61 | |
| 24 | 56 | |
| 26 | 25 | |
| 27 | 32 | |
| 28 | 39 | |
| 29 | 28 | |
| 30 | ||
| 31 | 43 | |
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1987–88 | 4 February 1988 |  Calgary, Canada | 4 × 10 km Relay F | Olympic Games | 3rd | Nyč / Korunka / Benc |
| 2 | 1988–89 | 24 February 1989 |  Lahti, Finland | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Championships | 3rd | Petrásek / Nyč / Korunka |
| 3 | 1989–90 | 11 March 1990 |  Örnsköldsvik, Sweden | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Buchta / Nyč / Korunka |