Witold Baran

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Witold Baran

Baran at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Nationality	Polish
Born	29 July 1939 Chmielów, Poland
Died	22 June 2020 in (aged 80) Bydgoszcz, Poland
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	long-distance
Club	Zawisza Bydgoszcz
Medal record Men's athletics Representing Poland European Championships 1962 Belgrade 1500 m

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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Poland
1959	World Festival of Youth and Students	Vienna, Austria	2nd	1500 m	3:51.1
1962	World Festival of Youth and Students	Helsinki, Finland	1st	1500 m	3:43.6
	European Championships	Belgrade, Yugoslavia	2nd	1500 m	3:42.1
1964	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	6th	1500 m	3:40.3
1965	European Cup Final	Stuttgart, West Germany	2nd	5000 m	14:20.0

Personal bests

• 800 metres – 1:48.1h (Warsaw 1966)
• 1000 metres – 2:21.2h (Bydgoszcz 1962)
• 1500 metres – 3:38.9h (Tokyo 1964)
• Mile – 3:56.04 (London 1964)
• 3000 metres – 7:55.4h (Bydgoszcz 1963)
• 5000 metres – 13:41.6h (Paris 1969)

References

• Profile Sporting Heroes
• Profile Bieganie.pl
• Witold Baran's obituary (in Polish)
• YouTube

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