Witold Baran
Witold Stanisław Baran 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 Athletics at the [1964 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres|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.