Jean-René Akono

{{short description|Cameroonian volleyball player and coach}}

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| nationality = Cameroonian

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| years = 1990

| teams = Amacam

| nationalyears = 1990

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Jean René Akono (born 4 August 1967) is a Cameroonian male volleyball player and coach. He was part of the Cameroon men's national volleyball team in over 100 games, including its 1989 victory at the African Championship.{{cite news|title=Head Coach: Akono Jean Rene|url=http://www.fivb.com/en/about/news/head-coach-akono-jean-rene?id=63505|accessdate=January 30, 2017|publisher=FIVB|date=July 19, 2016}} He played for Amacam in his club career.{{cite web|title=Men Volleyball XIII World Championship 1990 - Teams Composition - Cameroon |url=http://todor66.com/volleyball/World/Men_1990.html |work=todor66.com |access-date=30 December 2015 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305041120/http://www.todor66.com/volleyball/World/Men_1990.html |archivedate= 5 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}

Akono later became coach of the Cameroon women's national volleyball team. He coached the women's team at the 2016 Summer Olympics.{{cite news|last1=Arabo|first1=Idrissou|title=JO RIO 2016: JEAN RENÉ AKONO PARLE DE LA SÉLECTION NATIONALE.|url=http://www.camerounsports.info/9200-jo-rio-2016-jean-rene-akono-parle-de-la-selection-nationale.html|accessdate=January 30, 2017|work=CamerounSports|date=July 15, 2016}}