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
The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...
in
Moscow.
Akimov had one sister Tatiana and three brothers, Victor, Nikolay, and
Anatoly
Anatoly (russian: Анато́лий, Anatólij , uk, Анато́лій, Anatólij ) is a common Russian and Ukrainian male given name, derived from the Greek name ''Anatolios'', meaning "sunrise." Other common Russian transliterations are Ana ...
. All brothers were national water polo players, and Anatoly also won an Olympic gold medal.
[Mikhail Chesalin (21 July 2018]
«Он просто лежал и умирал». Кто убил чемпиона Олимпиады-80
championat.com (Interview with Roman Akimov in Russian)
Akimov was married and had a son Roman. In 1987 he was assaulted and died of a head injury.[
]
See also
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* 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
This is a list of world champions in men's water polo since the inaugural official edition in 1973.
Abbreviations
History
The 1973 Men's World Water Polo Championship was the first edition of the men's water polo tournament at the World Aqua ...
* List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo
References
External links
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Olympic water polo players for the Soviet Union
Water polo players at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union
Olympic medalists in water polo
1953 births
Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Russian male water polo players
Soviet male water polo players
1987 deaths
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