Fukuoka Marathon
Baranovskyy won the 2005 edition of the annual Fukuoka Marathon, clocking 2:08:29 on December 4, 2005. He set his personal best of 2:07:15 at the competition the following year, but was beaten into the runner-up spot by Haile Gebrselassie. He was also the winner of the 10,000 metres gold medal at the 2001 European Athletics U23 Championships.