Three-time Tasmanian Olympian Simon Burgess has temporarily had his name removed from the state’s Sporting Hall of Fame following recent appearances in a Hobart court.
Burgess, 55, faced charges of common assault, property damage and breaching a family violence order when he appeared before the Hobart Magistrates Court in December.
Pulse can now reveal that the state government has chosen to ‘temporarily remove’ Burgess’ name from the Tasmanian Sporting Hall of Fame webpage.
“In light of recent matters, the Department of State Growth is considering Mr Burgess’ position in the Tasmanian Sporting Hall of Fame and has removed his name from the website while a determination is made,” a government spokesperson told Pulse.
Burgess is a three-time Olympian who represented Australia in rowing, notably serving as the captain of the men’s rowing team during the Athens 2004 Olympics.
He has won two Olympic silver medals and is a two-time world champion in lightweight rowing.
Burgess began his rowing career in Tasmania and represented Australia at the World Rowing Championships on ten occasions between 1990 and 2002.
The small town of Geeveston, where Burgess is from, has a wooden statue of him on the main street.
