Witold Stanisław Baran (29 July 1939 – 22 June 2020) was a middle distance runner from Poland. He was born in Chmielów. Set a European mile record of 3 minutes 56.04 sec finishing first at the White City, London on 3 August 1964. He finished sixth in the 1500 metres final at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
Bran finished second behind fellow Pole Lech Boguszewicz in the 3 miles event at the British 1964 AAA Championships.
International competitions Representing 1959World Festival of Youth and StudentsVienna, Austria2nd1500 m3:51.11962World Festival of Youth and StudentsHelsinki, Finland1st1500 m3:43.6European ChampionshipsBelgrade, Yugoslavia2nd1500 m3:42.11964Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan6th1500 m3:40.31965European Cup FinalStuttgart, West Germany2nd5000 m14:20.0
Personal bests 800 metres – 1:48.1 (Warsaw 1966) 1000 metres – 2:21.2 (Bydgoszcz 1962) 1500 metres – 3:38.9 (Tokyo 1964) Mile – 3:56.04 (London 1964) 3000 metres – 7:55.4 (Bydgoszcz 1963) 5000 metres – 13:41.6 (Paris 1969)
References
Profile Sporting Heroes Profile Bieganie.pl Witold Baran's obituary YouTube