A former Australian cycling champion is facing a jail term after being found guilty by a Perth jury of drug dealing.
Two-time Olympic silver medallist Jack Bobridge had been on trial over the past week accused of supplying ecstasy tablets to a former friend in Perth between March and August 2017, the year after he retired from cycling.
The District Court was told the friend, former professional cyclist Alex McGregor, then on-sold the drugs to a man who turned out to be an undercover police officer involved in an operation targeting drug dealing in nightclubs and bars.
The quantities of drugs supplied varied from 10 to 99 tablets.
Bobridge, 29, denied the four charges against him, testifying that it was McGregor who had supplied him with the drugs for his personal use.
Cyclist's partying lifestyle overseas
Bobridge readily admitted he had been a user of illicit substances, including cocaine and ecstasy, which he started taking while was living a partying lifestyle as a professional cyclist in Europe.
During his testimony he named two other Australian cyclists who he claimed had taken drugs with him, but their names were suppressed by Judge Stephen Scott.
Bobridge said he continued taking ecstasy after his retirement because it was a cheap way to party and escape from his problems, which included the breakdown of his marriage.
His career had also been severely affected by rheumatoid arthritis.
He retired in 2016 after the Rio De Janeiro Olympics, where he won a silver medal in the team pursuit.
He also won silver at the 2010 London Olympics, as well as four gold medals at the Commonwealth Games in 2010 and 2014.
Bobridge was granted bail until his sentencing in July.
Judge Scott warned him the decision to release him should not be seen an indication he would not be receiving a jail term.
