Ernst Pavel is a Romanian sprint canoeist who competed in the early 1970s. He won a complete set of medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (K-1 4 x 500 m: 1974), a silver (K-2 1000 m: 1973), and a bronze (K-2 500 m: 1973).

• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-01-05)
• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)