What is Esther Brand?
[[File:Esther Brand 1952.jpg|thumb|Esther Brand]] '''Esther Cornelia Brand''' (née '''van Heerden'''; 29 September 1922 &ndash; 20 June 2015) was a [[South African]] athlete. She was born in [[Springbok, Northern Cape|Springbok]], [[Northern Cape]]. She competed in the [[high jump]] and won the gold medal for South Africa at the [[1952 Summer Olympics]] held in [[Helsinki]], [[Finland]]. Brand died after a fall at the age of 92.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.netwerk24.com/Nuus/Olimpiese-atleet-Esther-Brand-92-blaas-stil-laaste-asem-uit-20150621|title=Olimpiese atleet Esther Brand (92) ‘blaas stil laaste asem uit’|first=Deur Marietjie|last=Gericke|date=21 June 2015|website=Netwerk24}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Brand, Esther}} [[Category:1922 births]] [[Category:2015 deaths]] [[Category:Olympic medalists for South Africa]] [[Category:Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Olympic gold medalists]] [[Category:South African athletes]] [[Category:High jumpers]] [[Category:Northern Cape]] {{Sports-bio-stub}}