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.

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