| Birth Date: | May 17, 1929 |
| Birth Place: | Chicago, U.S. |
| Death Date: | February 21, 1996 (aged 66) |
| Death Place: | Champaign, Illinois, U.S. |
| Height: | 188 cm |
| Weight: | 82 kg |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | Pole vault |
| Pb: | 4.65 m (1952i) |
| Alma Mater: | University of Illinois |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Donald Robert Laz (May 17, 1929 – February 21, 1996) was an American pole vaulter. He won a silver medal at the 1952 Olympics and a bronze at the 1955 Pan American Games. Domestically he held the NCAA title in 1951 and shared the AAU title in 1953. After retiring from competitions he worked as an architect in Champaign, Illinois, and retired after suffering a stroke.
Competing for the Illinois Fighting Illini track and field team, Laz won the 1951 NCAA DI outdoor pole vault title.[1]
In January 1951 Laz married Nancy June Barber[2] They had a son Doug, who also became a competitive pole vaulter.