Pascal Pinard

Pascal Pinard (born 10 September 1965) is a French swimmer and multiple Paralympic gold medallist.

He first represented France at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona, winning five gold medals, a silver and two bronze. He represented France again at the 1996 Games, taking a gold, a silver and two bronze. He won three silver medals at the 2000 Summer Paralympics, and then a gold and two bronze in 2004.

Pinard was born with his left leg going no further than the knee, and no forearms.

He worked as a librarian for the city of Rennes. Afterwards he worked for more than a decade for the French multinational electric utility company, EDF.