Andrey Akimov

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameAndrey Aleksandrovich•Akimov
Used nameAndrey•Akimov
Original nameАндрей Александрович•Акимов
Born12 October 1890 in Gorodishchi, Vladimir (RUS)
Died1916
Measurements166 cm / 66 kg
AffiliationsKlub Sporta Orekhovo, Orekhovo (RUS)
NOC Russian Federation

Biography

Andrey Akimov played for Klub Sporta Orekhovo at the time he played for the Russian football team at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics. He helped them win Russian Championships in 1910 and 1914. The club was later taken over by the Soviet secret police force and renamed Dynamo Moskva, the name by which it was known through 2016. Akimov served in World War I, where he was a lieutenant. Little is known of his service or his death, but he was killed in action in 1916.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1912 Summer Olympics Football (Football) RUS Andrey Akimov
Football, Men (Olympic) Russia =5

Special Notes