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.

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