Witold Baran
Baran at the 1964 Olympics | |||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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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
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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]
References
- ^ "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