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]
esther, brand, british, actress, actress, esther, cornelia, brand, née, heerden, september, 1922, june, 2015, south, african, athlete, competed, 1952, summer, olympics, gold, medal, high, jump, placed, 20th, discus, throw, first, african, woman, olympic, track. For the British actress see Esther Brand actress Esther Cornelia Brand nee 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 Esther BrandEsther Brand at the 1952 OlympicsPersonal informationBorn 1922 09 29 29 September 1922Springbok Northern Cape South AfricaDied20 June 2015 2015 06 20 aged 92 Bloemfontein Free State South AfricaSportSportAthleticsEvent s High jump discus throwAchievements and titlesPersonal best s HJ 1 67 m 1952 DT 40 30 m 1952 1 2 Medal record Representing South Africa Olympic Games 1952 Helsinki High jump 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 edit a b c Ester Brand sports reference com Ester Brand nee van Heerden trackfield brinkster net Olimpiese atleet Esther Brand 92 blaas stil laaste asem uit netwerk24 com 21 June 2015 in Afrikaans External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Esther Brand In memoriam nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to South African athletics is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This article about a South African Olympic medalist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Esther Brand amp oldid 1156436245, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
