Cato Zahl Pedersen (born 12 January 1959) is a Norwegian skier and multiple Paralympic gold medal winner. He has won a total of fourteen medals (thirteen gold, one silver) at the Paralympic Games, in both Winter and Summer Paralympics.[1] He has no arms, having lost both in a childhood accident.[2]
He competed in track and field athletics at the 1980 and 1984 Summer Paralympics, winning six gold medals. He took part in the Summer Games again in 2000, this time in sailing, but did not medal. At the Winter Paralympics, he competed in alpine skiing four times, in 1980, 1984, 1988 and 1994. At the 1980 and 1984 Winter Games he also took part in cross-country skiing, winning one gold in 1980.[3]
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.
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^"The Heroes We Need" 2008-03-24 at the Wayback Machine, Paralympics: Where Heroes Come
^"South Pole Epic Ends in Apres-Ski Party", New York Times, January 6, 1995
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