Nikolay Baranov (born 17 March 1960 in Kremenchuk, Ukrainian SSR) was a Soviet sprint canoeist who competed in the early 1980s. He won four medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three golds (K-4 10000 m: 1981, 1982, 1983) and a silver (K-4 1000 m: 1981).

• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-01-05)
• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)