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.

[1] Competing for the Illinois Fighting Illini track and field team, Laz won the 1951 NCAA DI outdoor pole vault title.

[2] In January 1951 Laz married Nancy June Barber[3] They had a son Doug, who also became a competitive pole vaulter.

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