Petr Švehla (born April 1, 1972 in Hodonín) is a retired amateur Czech Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in the men's featherweight category.

Before his sporting career ended in 2009, Svehla trained as a member of the wrestling squad for PSK Olymp Praha in Prague, under his longtime coach Ervin Varga.

[4][5] Shortly after the Games, Svehla came stronger from his Olympic setback with a marvelous victory and a gold medal effort over Georgia's Irakli Chochua in the 58-kg division at the 2001 European Championships in Istanbul, Turkey.

[2] Although he missed his title defense in the same tournament twice, Svehla managed to halt his medal drought by picking up the bronze in Haparanda, Sweden three years later.

[9][10][11] At the 2005 World Wrestling Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Svehla overcame from his another Olympic setback to capture the bronze medal over the host nation's Laszlo Kliment with a striking 2–1 effort in the 60-kg category.