Hannah Pace is a young triathlete, currently ranked amongst the top females in Malta, who only four years ago discovered triathlon. Despite being new to the sport she quickly became a force to be reckoned with such that one year after taking up Triathlon Hannah became a member of the National Triathlon Team.
Hannah has been nominated for the People’s Choice Award organised by SportMalta and the Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports. Her nomination stems from the mpressive list of achievements Hannah has registred in such a short career. These achievements are listed below.
We think that Hannah deserves to win this Award, and the general public can support Hannah’s efforts by sending an an SMS to the number 50616721.
In the meantime, have a look at what this young athlete has achieved so far!
Hannah’s Achievements
2015
1st Age Group Ironman 70.3 Budapest (2nd female overall) – Qualified for 2016 Ironman 70.3 World Championships
1st Age Group Ironman 70.3 Turkey (3rd female overall) – National Record
Bronze Medal European Sprint Age Group Championships Geneva
1st in Garmin Barcelona Sprint Triathlon
2015 Female Triathlete of the Year
1st Female Trapaniman Sprint distance Triathlon, Sicily.
1st Female Custonaci Olympic Triathlon, Sicily
1st Female Marzamemi Sprint Triathlon, Sicily,
1st Female Birkirkara St. Joseph Sprint Triathlon Series
1st Female Agones Sprint Draft Legal Duathlon
2nd Female Agones Criterium
1st Female Birkirkara St. Joseph Criterium
1st Female Team Greens Cycling Road Race
1st Female Mediofondo Scicli, Sicily (Grand Tour Sicily)
2nd Female Mosta Cycling Club Road Race
1st Female Mediofondo Castelvetrano, Sicily (Grand Tour Sicily)
2nd Female Birkirkara St. Joseph 2km Open Water Swimming Series
2nd Female Mosta 10km road running race
1st Female Savio College 10km run
Malta Sports Awards, Sports Woman of the Year finalist
2014
1st Female Smart City Olympic Distance Draft Legal Triathlon
1st Female Agones SFC Sprint Duathlon
6th (Under 23 Age Group) & 23rd Female Elite Spain National Championships Sprint Triathlon Altafulla May
5th in Age Group at European Triathlon Championships, Kitzbuhel, Austria
1st in Birkirkara St. Joseph Sprint Triathlon Series
1st Female Triathlon Olimpico Citta’ di Palermo
1st Female Triathlon Sprint San Vito lo Capo
2nd Female Malta National Triathlon Championships Standard Distance
1st Female Zebbug Cycling Mass Start March
2nd Female Birkirkara St. Joseph Open Water Swimming Championships
1st Female U23 Malta Half Marathon
1st Female University Ring Road 5km race (record holder) and 1st Relay team
2nd Female Zurrieq 10km Road Running Race
2nd Female B’kara 5km Road Running Race
Participant in Triathlon Training Camp, Amelie les Bains, France.
National Cross Triathlon Champion 2014
Female National Road Cycling Champion
Under 23 – Triathlete of the Year
Malta Olympic Committee Bronze Award
2013
3rd female in the Birkirkara St. Joseph 20km Cycling time trial race
3rd female in the Zebbug 45km cycling road race
3rd female in the San Martin Hill cycling road race
3rd Female in Malta National Cycling Time Trial Series
2nd female in the Mellieha Ac Duathlon
2nd female in the Malta National Duathlon Championships
1st Female in Birkirkara St. Joseph Sprint Triathlon Series Race 1
2nd Female in Birkirkara St. Joseph Sprint Triathlon Series Races 2 and 4
3rd Female in Malta Olympic Triathlon National Championships
Winner of Olympic Distance Age Group (Under 25) In European Triathlon Championships, Alanya, Turkey
Participant in ETU U23 development training camp, Serbia
1st female in the Pembroke 5km Road Running Series
2012
2nd female in Attard Ac Road Running race
1st Under 23 in Malta International Half Marathon – 6th female overall
1st female in Garmin swim – run race
1st female in Agones SFC super sprint triathlon
1st female in Westin UNICEF Triathlon
1st female in the Hellfire Half Distance triathlon
1st female under 23 in the Birkirkara St. Joseph triathlon series (4 races over the summer months)
1st female in Gozo-Malta 5.6km open water swim
1st female in the Powerbar Open Water Swim Series (5 races over the summer months)
2011
Started triathlon training half way through the season (summer 2011)
1st in age group (U23), in a number of the sprint triathlons (as part of the Birkirkara St. Joseph Sprint Triathlon series)
1st female in the Hellfire Half Distance triathlon
1st female in the Sprint National Championships
Quite an impressive list for such a short career don’t you think? So do send out an SMS and encourage your friends to do so, it would mean a lot to Hannah!
Hannah would like to take this opportunity to thank, first of all the Malta Triathlon Federation for the nomination and making this all possible. A big thank you goes to her sponsors Garmin Malta, Cfragrances Perfumes, Go&Fun Green Energy Drink Malta, Barry Whitmore, Teamsport and emvigee pr & marketing and her teams Pembroke Athleta Athletics & Triathlon and The Cyclist for their support and constant belief in her abilities.
Last but not least, friends, family and coaches who are a constant part of her athletic journey. Thank you goes to them too!
