Tasmanian Olympian Simon Burgess has pleaded guilty to three counts of breaching a family violence order and damaging property, according to the ABC.
During his appearance at the Hobart Magistrates Court on Tuesday, Burgess also entered a plea of not guilty to one count of common assault.
The charges stem from an alleged incident at a home in the southern Tasmanian town of Franklin.
56-year-old Burgess is best known for his role as the captain of the men’s rowing team at 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 10 times between 1990 and 2002.
The small town of Geeveston, Burgess’s hometown, has a wooden statue of him displayed prominently on the main street.
He is scheduled to appear in court again in April.
