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]
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| Native name | Анатолий Иванович Акимов | ||||||||||||||
| Full name | Anatoly Ivanovich Akimov | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 November 1947 Moscow | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 28 June 2002 (aged 54) | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Club | Soviet Navy | ||||||||||||||
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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]
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References edit
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Anatoly Akimov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- ^ Mikhail Chesalin (21 July 2018) «Он просто лежал и умирал». Кто убил чемпиона Олимпиады-80. championat.com (Interview with Roman Akimov in Russian)
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