Vladimir Akimov (water polo) explained

Birth Date:	20 July 1953
Birth Place:	Moscow, Soviet Union
Death Date:	5 October 1987 (aged 34)
Death Place:	Moscow, Soviet Union
Height:	184 cm^[1]
Weight:	80 kg
Club:	Soviet Navy
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Vladimir Ivanovich Akimov (Russian: Владимир Иванович Акимов, 20 July 1953 – 5 October 1987) was a Soviet water polo player who won a gold medal in the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.^[2]

Akimov had one sister Tatiana and three brothers, Victor, Nikolay, and Anatoly. All brothers were national water polo players, and Anatoly also won an Olympic gold medal.^{[1] [3]}

Akimov was married and had a son Roman. In 1987 he was assaulted and died of a head injury.^[3]

See also

• Soviet Union men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
• List of Olympic champions in men's water polo
• List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men)
• List of world champions in men's water polo
• List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo

Notes and References

1. Web site: Vladimir Akimov Profile at Sports Reference . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418091950/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ak/vladimir-akimov-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 3 October 2015.
2. Web site: Vladimir Akimov Profile . Database Olympics . 3 October 2015.
3. Mikhail Chesalin (21 July 2018) «Он просто лежал и умирал». Кто убил чемпиона Олимпиады-80. championat.com (Interview with Roman Akimov in Russian)