| Birth Date: | September 2, 1957 |
| Birth Place: | Sukkulovo, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 10 |
| Weight Lb: | 194 |
| Position: | Defence |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Played For: | Salavat Yulaev Ufa HC CSKA Moscow Oji Seishi HK Olimpija Ljubljana |
| Ntl Team: | USSR |
| Career Start: | 1973 |
| Career End: | 1992 |
Irek Faritovich Gimayev (Russian: Ирек Фаритович Гимаев, Bashkir: Ирек Фәрит улы Ғимаев;[1] 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.[2] He is an ethnic Tatar.[3]