Esther Brand, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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South African former athlete
Date of Birth: 29-Sep-1922
Place of Birth: Springbok, Northern Cape, South Africa
Date of Death: 20-Jun-2015
Profession: athletics competitor
Nationality: South Africa
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Esther Brand
- 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.Born in Springbok, Northern Cape, she attended Maitland High School in Cape Town, South Africa.
- She died after a fall in 2015.
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