Tasmanian Olympic rowing medallist Simon Burgess has pleaded guilty to three counts of breaching a family violence order (FVO) and one count of injure property.

Appearing on Tuesday in the Hobart Magistrates Court, the 56-year-old Geeveston local also entered a plea of not guilty to one count of common assault.

Court documents seen by the ABC show the charges relate to an alleged incident at a residence in the southern Tasmanian town of Franklin.

Mr Burgess represented Australia in rowing at the Olympic Games three times, including in Athens in 2004, when he was the captain of the men's team.

He is a two-time world champion and dual silver Olympic medal winner in lightweight rowing, with his elite sporting career beginning in Tasmania's Huon Valley, where he grew up.

He went on to represent Australia 10 times at the World Rowing Championships between 1990 and 2002.

A carved wooden statue of Mr Burgess was erected in the centre of Geeveston.

Mr Burgess is due back in court in April.