Biography
At the 1962 Perth Commonwealth Games, Percy Hobson became the first indigenous athlete to win a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games for Australia. Aged 20 years at the time, Hobson took victory in the high jump clearing the bar at 6’11’’ (2.11 m), setting a new Commonwealth Games record.
Hailing from Bourke in NSW, Hobson also broke the state record and won the Australian title in 1962 with a jump of 6 foot and 7 inches (20.1m).
Along with the boxer Jeff Dynevor, who won a Bantamweight Gold Medal at the same games, Hobson was the first Indigenous athlete ever to win Commonwealth Gold for Australia.
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Credit: Commonwealth Games Australia