Imi Lichtenfeld
Israeli Krav Maga practitioner (1910–1998)
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- Born
- 1910, Budapest
- Died
- 9 January 1998, Netanya
- Citizenship
- Czechoslovakia, Kingdom of Hungary, Israel
- Sport
- boxing
- Occupation
- boxer, amateur wrestler, military personnel
Imre "Imi" Lichtenfeld (Hebrew: אימריך "אימי" ליכטנפלד; Hungarian: Lichtenfeld Imre; 26 May 1910 – 9 January 1998), also known as Imi Sde-Or (אימי שדאור), was a Hungarian-born Israeli martial artist. He is widely recognized for developing Krav Maga, an Israeli martial art.
Awards and honours
- USTR Prize for Freedom, Democracy and Human Rights 2015
Students
- Eyal Yanilov
- Haim Gidon
- Yaron Lichtenstein
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q450328 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.