// Workers AI · dad joke modeWho's Witold Baran? A Polish-ing personality.
 | You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Polish. (June 2020) Click [show] for important translation instructions.
|
 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
| |||||||||||||||
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.[1][2][3]
International competitions
[edit]| 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- ↑ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- ↑ "White City round-up". The People. 12 July 1964. Retrieved 8 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- Profile Sporting Heroes
- Profile Bieganie.pl
- Witold Baran's obituary (in Polish)
- YouTube
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| People | |
   | This biographical article about a Polish middle-distance runner is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. |
Categories:
- 1939 births
- 2020 deaths
- Polish men middle-distance runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Poland
- People from Ostrowiec County
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Athletes from Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship
- Zawisza Bydgoszcz athletes
- 20th-century Polish sportsmen
- Polish Athletics Championships winners
- Olympic men middle-distance runners
- Polish middle-distance runner stubs