Esther Brand
For the British actress, see Esther Brand (actress).
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Esther Brand at the 1952 Olympics | ||||||||||
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| Born |
29 September 1922 Springbok, Northern Cape, South Africa | |||||||||
| Died |
20 June 2015 (aged 92) Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa | |||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||
| Event(s) | High jump, discus throw | |||||||||
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| Personal best(s) |
HJ – 1.67 m (1952) DT – 40.30 m(1952)[1][2] | |||||||||
Medal record
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Esther Cornelia Brand (née van Heerden; 29 September 1922 – 20 June 2015) was a South African athlete. She competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics and won a gold medal in the high jump, placing 20th in the discus throw. Brand was ranked world #1 in the high jump in 1940–41 and 1952, #3 in 1951 and #5 in 1939. In 1941 she equaled the world record of 1.66 m.[1]
Born in Springbok, Northern Cape, she attended Maitland High School in Cape Town, South Africa.[1] She died after a fall in 2015.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 Ester Brand. sports-reference.com
- ↑ Ester Brand (neé van Heerden). trackfield.brinkster.net
- ↑ Olimpiese atleet Esther Brand (92) ‘blaas stil laaste asem uit’. netwerk24.com (21 June 2015) (Afrikaans)
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