| Intro | South African former athlete |
| A.K.A. | Esther van Heerden, Esther Cornelia Brand |
| Was | Athlete |
| From | South Africa |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | female |
| Birth |
29 September 1922, Springbok, Nama Khoi Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape |
| Death |
20 June 2015, Bloemfontein, Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality, Free State, South Africa |
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.