Brand "Bram" Evers (16 July 1886 – 7 October 1952) was a Dutch

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, who competed at the

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. He was born in

Arnhem Arnhem ( ; ; Central Dutch dialects, Ernems: ''Èrnem'') is a Cities of the Netherlands, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands, near the German border. It is the capita ...

, 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. 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 the Dutch

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club

Vitesse Arnhem SBV Vitesse Arnhem (''Stichting Betaald Voetbal Vitesse Arnhem, Eng: Professional Football Foundation Vitesse Arnhem''), widely known as Vitesse () or internationally known as Vitesse Arnhem, is a Dutch professional association football, footba ...

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 for the Netherlands Athletes (track and field) at the 1908 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Arnhem 20th-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-athletics-bio-stub