Witold Baran

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

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)