| Fullname: | Anatoly Ivanovich Akimov |
| Native Name: | Анатолий Иванович Акимов |
| Birth Date: | 1947 11, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Death Place: | Moscow, Russia |
| Club: | Soviet Navy |
| Height: | 181 cm |
| Weight: | 84 kg |
| Headercolor: | lightsteelblue |
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Anatoly Ivanovich Akimov (Russian: Анатолий Иванович Акимов, 15 November 1947 – 28 June 2002) was a Russian water polo player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1972 Summer Olympics.[1]
Akimov had one sister Tatiana and three brothers, Victor, Nikolay, and Vladimir. All brothers were national water polo players, and Vladimir also won an Olympic gold medal. After retiring from competitions, Anatoly took various odd jobs, including a driver.[2]