Cato Zahl Pedersen (born 12 January 1959) is a Norwegian skier and multiple Paralympic gold medal winner.

[2] He competed in track and field athletics at the 1980 and 1984 Summer Paralympics, winning six gold medals.

[4] In 1994/1995, Pedersen took part in a successful four-person Norwegian skiing expedition to the South Pole.

He dragged his 200-pound sledge the whole distance, using the prosthetic hook on his right hand to hold a single ski pole.

[5] He has also climbed Cho Oyu, the 7th highest mountain, in 2005, and almost reached the top of Mount Everest in 2007.