Byron Lester Krieger (July 20, 1920 – November 8, 2015) was an American foil, sabre and épée fencer.

Krieger represented the United States in the Olympics in 1952 in Helsinki and 1956 in Melbourne, and in the 1951 Pan American Games where he won two gold medals.

[3][9] Krieger competed in the matches against France and Italy, and was the first American fencer to beat the French two-time Olympic champion Christian d'Oriola.

[3] His Olympic jacket warm-up suit and press photographs are on loan at the Museum of American Fencing.

Krieger was selected to referee Olympia style Latin American Games in Venezuela and Guatemala.

Krieger met his wife, actress/writer Jocelyn Ruth, also from Detroit, in 1956 while he was training for the Olympics in New York City.

Krieger died at age 95 on November 8, 2015, from injuries he incurred in a fire in his home in Boca Raton, Florida.

Krieger suffered from Parkinson's disease, and the match he lit for the candle fell from his hands and onto his sweater.