Irek Faritovich Gimayev (, ; born September 2, 1957 in Sukkulovo, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union) is a Russian retired ice hockey defenceman. Gimayev played in the Soviet Hockey League for Salavat Yulaev Ufa and HC CSKA Moscow. He was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 1982 and is also an Honoured Master of Sport of the USSR. He is an ethnic Tatar. References External links Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame bio 1957 births Sportspeople from Bashkortostan Tatar sportspeople Tatar people of Russia HC CSKA Moscow players HDD Olimpija Ljubljana players Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR Living people Oji Eagles players Russian ice hockey coaches Russian ice hockey defencemen Soviet ice hockey defencemen Salavat Yulaev Ufa players Soviet expatriate ice hockey players Soviet expatriate sportspeople in Yugoslavia Russian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia Soviet expatriate sportspeople in Japan