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Georges Baraton
Personal information
Nationality	French
Born	12 April 1904; Saulzais-le-Potier, Cher, France
Died	11 November 1962 (aged 58); Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Height	172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Sport	Middle-distance running
Event	800 metres
Club	Métropolitain Club Colombes

Georges Léon Baraton (12 April 1904 – 11 November 1962) was a French middle-distance runner who competed at two Olympic Games.^[1]

Career

Baraton competed in the 800 metres at the 1924 Summer Olympics and reached the semi-finals.^[2]

Baraton won the British AAA Championships title in the 1 mile event at the 1926 AAA Championships.^[3]^[4]^[5]

At the 1928 Summer Olympics, Baraton once again reached the semi-finals of the 800 metres.

^ "Georges Baraton". Olympedia. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Georges Baraton Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
^ "AAA Championships". Gloucester Citizen. 3 July 1926. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Champion Athletes". Daily News (London). 5 July 1926. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 4 January 2025.