Vitali Karamnov (born July 6, 1968 in Moscow, Russian SFSR) is a retired professional hockey player who briefly played in the NHL with the St. Louis Blues. He played left wing and shot left-handed. Karamnov began his playing career in his native USSR. He played 6 years in the USSR before jumping to the NHL after the breakup of the Soviet Union. He was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the 3rd round, 62nd overall (two spots ahead of fellow Russian and Blues teammate Vitali Prokhorov) in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft.