Brand "Bram" Evers (16 July 1886 – 7 October 1952) was a Dutch
athlete, who competed at the
1908 Summer Olympics in
London
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. He was born in
Arnhem
Arnhem ( or ; german: Arnheim; South Guelderish: ''Èrnem'') is a city and municipality situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands about 55 km south east of Utrecht. It is the capital of the province of Gelderland, located on both ban ...
, the city where he also died.
In the
400 metres competition, Evers placed third in his preliminary heat and did not advance to the semifinals. He did not finish his initial semifinal heat of the
800 metres event, not advancing to the final in that event. He was also a member of the Dutch relay team which was eliminated in the first round of the
medley relay competition.
In the
pole vault event he finished 15th. He also participated in the
long jump event and in the
standing long jump competition but for both contests his results are unknown.
In 1922 he was the interim-coach of Dutch
football (soccer)
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club
Vitesse Arnhem for a short while.
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Dutch Olympic Committee
1886 births
1952 deaths
Dutch male sprinters
Dutch male long jumpers
Dutch male pole vaulters
Dutch football managers
SBV Vitesse managers
Olympic athletes of the Netherlands
Athletes (track and field) at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Arnhem
19th-century Dutch people
20th-century Dutch people
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