Oberman lauded by Australian University Sports Hall of Fame

Western Australian Institute of Sport men’s water polo Head Coach Paul Oberman has been inducted into the Australian University Sport Hall of Fame for his outstanding record in the game.

Oberman has also been named Australian University Sport Coach of the Year following his amazing gold-medal role at last year’s World Student Games in Belgrade, Serbia.

In Canberra, he was named as a champion in the Australian University Sport Hall of Fame as an athlete, winning bronze medals in 1995 and 1997. Oberman added a third and this time gold medal, as he mentored the Australian 2009 side to a gold medal in Serbia.

It was a night where many water polo athletes were recognised for their efforts, including the team that won the gold medal.

Oberman was inducted along with other legendary names such as: Dylan Lees, Robert Maitland, Craig Miller, Damien Moston, Rod Owen-Jones, Nathan Thomas and Peter Tresise.

The World Uni Games team coached by Oberman were also lauded as Honour Roll Medallists. The side contained WAIS scholarship holders Aaron Younger, Joel Swift, Luke Quinlivan and Nicholas O’Halloran.