Sergei Gimayev (ice hockey, born 1955) explained

Sergei Gimayev
Birth Date:1 January 1955
Birth Place:Pruzhany, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Death Place:Tula, Russia
Height Ft:6
Height In:4
Weight Lb:207
Position:Defence
Played For:HC CSKA Moscow
Leningrad SKA
Career Start:1976
Career End:1986

Sergei Nailevich Gimayev (Russian: Cepгeй Наильeвич Гимаeв; 1 January 1955 – 18 March 2017) was a Soviet professional ice hockey player who played ten seasons (1976–86) in the Soviet Championship League with HC CSKA Moscow and Leningrad SKA. After the end of his career as a player, Gimayev worked as a TV sports presenter. He was an ethnic Tatar.[1]

Gimayev died on 18 March 2017 in Tula at the age of 62.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Татарский народ. tatarlar.info. 30 July 2020.