Jens-Peter Herold (born 2 June 1965 in Neuruppin) is a retired German middle-distance runner who participated in several international championships in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

The following year he won a bronze medal (finishing behind Peter Rono and Peter Elliott) at the Seoul Olympics and also ran a new German record for the mile run in 3:49.22 min.

However, in 1991 he lost an almost certain bronze medal at the World Championships in Tokyo on the finishing line.

He was overtaken by his countryman Hauke Fuhlbrügge while Noureddine Morceli and Wilfred Kirochi won gold and silver.

This result places him third on the German all-time performers list, behind Thomas Wessinghage and Harald Hudak.