Lars Peter Riedel (born 28 June 1967) a former German discus thrower.

Riedel has the seventh longest discus throw of all-time with a personal best of 71.50 m. Riedel began his discus career in the former German Democratic Republic.

When the GDR dissolved, Riedel stopped training regularly.

Soon after, Riedel met his coach Karlheinz Steinmetz in Mainz where he began training once again.

With his good physical constitution (1.99 m, 115 kg), he took part in the Olympic Games of Atlanta.