Percy Hobson (high jumper)

Percy Francis Hobson (5 November 1942 – 4 January 2022) was an Australian high jumper. He won the men's event at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth. He was the first Indigenous Australian to earn a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games. He was born in Bourke, New South Wales.

Hobson died in Melbourne, Victoria, on 4 January 2022. He was 79.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ Austin, Madeline (6 January 2022). "Commonwealth Games gold medallist, pioneering Indigenous athlete Percy Hobson dies aged 79". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "Indigenous pioneer athlete Percy Hobson passes away". Commonwealth Games Australia. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.