Werner OBSCHERNIKAT

In 1976, the West German water polo team with Werner Obschernikat on the squad reached the final round, but then placed sixth and last at the Olympic tournament at Montréal. Obschernikat played on the national team through 1988. In 1981, the team won the gold medal at the Europeans and one year later they earned the bronze medal at the Worlds. At the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, West Germany then won another bronze medal. In 1988 at Seoul the team finished an unfortunate fourth losing the bronze medal match 14-13 against the Soviet Union.

Werner, son of Alfred Obschernikat, played with Duisburger SV 1898 and helped them to finish runner-up of the West German championships from 1980-83. He worked with the Duisburg utility company and later coached SV Uerdingen 05 from 1997-2010.