Frank Otto (water polo player)
Frank Otto (born February 10, 1958 in Berlin ) is a former German water polo player .
Frank Otto played for Wasserfreunde Spandau 04 until 1984 . From 1979 to 1984 he won the German championship title six times in a row, becoming top scorer in the water polo Bundesliga each season. In addition, he was there in five cup wins. In 1982 he won the European Champion Clubs' Cup. Then Frank Otto became the first German water polo player to join the Italian professional league at Rari Nantes Camogli . After three years he returned to Germany and then played for SV Cannstatt .
From 1977 to 1992, the left-handed player in the half-right back position was part of the German national water polo team. With 467 international matches, he is still a record international player in 2016. At the World Swimming Championships in 1978 in his hometown of Berlin, Frank Otto finished sixth with the German team. Four years later in Guayaquil the German team won bronze. The year before, the German water polo players had won the title at the European Championships in Split. After Otto Frank due to the Olympic boycott not had in the Olympic Games in 1980 can participate in the German water polo player in the included 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles one of the favorites. By winning the bronze medal behind the Yugoslavs and the American hosts, the German water polo players achieved their only Olympic medal win after 1945.
In 1985 the German national water polo team won the World Cup and came third at the European Championship. After finishing sixth at the 1986 World Cup, the team finished fourth at the 1987 European Championship. The German team led by Frank Otto and Hagen Stamm also took fourth place at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul. In 1989 the German water polo players became European champions in Bonn. Three years later, Frank Otto took part in the Olympic Games again and reached seventh place.
After the end of his career, Frank Otto was President of SV Cannstatt from 1994 to 1999.
literature
- National Olympic Committee for Germany: Barcelona 1992. The German Olympic team. Frankfurt am Main 1992
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Otto, Frank |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German water polo player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 10, 1958 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |