Marea Hartman

Who was Marea Hartman?

Dame Marea Hartman, DBE, was a British athletics sports administrator. She was one of the longest serving and most influential sports administrators in the history of 20th century British athletics.

Marea Hartman is credited with the post-World War II integration of British women athletes into full competition and parity with that of their male counterparts. Internationally well respected, she was for thirteen years Chairwoman of the Women's Commission of the International Amateur Athletic Federation. She was also the first woman to serve as President of the Amateur Athletic Association of England from 1991 to 1994.