Lance Earl Deal (born August 21, 1961, in Riverton, Wyoming) is a former American athlete who won a silver medal in the hammer throw in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.

The officials corrected the error, however; IAAF rules do not call for breaking ties in this case.

So Deal advanced, and on his sixth and final throw, won the silver medal behind Balázs Kiss of Hungary.

Deal graduated from Natrona County High School in Casper, Wyoming, where he earned All-State Honors in football, wrestling, and track.

He was the throws coach (for discus, hammer, javelin, and shot put) at the University of Oregon until 2010.