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Esther Brand

Esther Brand

South African athlete

For the British actress, see Esther Brand (actress).

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, placed 20th in the discus throw. She was the first African woman to win an Olympic track and field event. 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]

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Born in Springbok, Northern Cape, she attended Maitland High School in Cape Town, South Africa.[1] She died after a fall in 2015.[3]

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    Ester Brand. sports-reference.com
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    Ester Brand (née van Heerden). trackfield.brinkster.net
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    Olimpiese atleet Esther Brand (92) ‘blaas stil laaste asem uit’. netwerk24.com (21 June 2015) (in Afrikaans)
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