Esther Brand
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Women’s Track and Field | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 1952 Helsinki | High Jump | |
Esther Cornelia Brand (born September 29, 1924) was a South African athlete, who was born as Esther van Heerden. She mainly competed in the high jump, and won the gold medal for South Africa at the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland.
| Olympic champions in women's high jump |
|---|
| 1928: Ethel Catherwood | 1932: Jean Shiley | 1936: Ibolya Csák | 1948: Alice Coachman | 1952: Esther Brand | 1956: Mildred McDaniel | 1960: Iolanda Balaş | 1964: Iolanda Balaş | 1968: Miloslavá Rezková | 1972: Ulrike Meyfarth | 1976: Rosemarie Ackermann | 1980: Sara Simeoni | 1984:Ulrike Meyfarth | 1988: Louise Ritter | 1992: Heike Henkel | 1996: Stefka Kostadinova | 2000: Yelena Yelesina | 2004: Yelena Slesarenko |
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