Vladimir Akimov (water polo)

Vladimir Ivanovich Akimov (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.

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.

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