What is Percy Hobson (high jumper)?
'''Percy Francis Hobson''' (5 November 1942 – 4 January 2022) was an [[Australia]]n [[high jump]]er. He won the men's event at the [[1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games]] in [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]]. He was the first [[Indigenous Australian]] to earn a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games. He was born in [[Bourke, New South Wales|Bourke]], [[New South Wales]]. Hobson died in [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], on 4 January 2022. He was 79.<ref name=Austin>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-06/athlete-percy-hobson-dies/100741048|author=Austin, Madeline|title=Commonwealth Games gold medallist, pioneering Indigenous athlete Percy Hobson dies aged 79|publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]|date=6 January 2022|access-date=6 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://commonwealthgames.com.au/indigenous-pioneer-athlete-percy-hobson-passes-away/|title=Indigenous pioneer athlete Percy Hobson passes away|publisher=Commonwealth Games Australia|date=5 January 2022|access-date=6 January 2022}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hobson, Percy}} [[Category:1942 births]] [[Category:2022 deaths]] [[Category:Australian athletes]] [[Category:High jumpers]] [[Category:Commonwealth Games medallists]] [[Category:Indigenous Australian sportspeople]] [[Category:Sportspeople from New South Wales]] {{sports-bio-stub}}