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A member of Dijon UC, he stated to his school teachers that he intended to become a runner by 2007, at the age of ten years-old.<ref> {{cite web|website=Spe15.fr|url=https://www.spe15.fr/alexis-miellet-fabien-palcau-le-duc-dans-le-sang/|title= ALEXIS MIELLET, FABIEN PALCAU, THE DUKE IN THEIR BLOOD|accessdate=22 Dec 2025|date=December 5, 2015}}</ref> Palcau was the silver medalist in the junior men’s individual race at the [[2015 European Cross Country Championships]] in December 2015, in [[Hyères]], France. The following March, Palcau, won the French Junior Championship title in [[Le Mans]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://france3-regions.blog.franceinfo.fr/sports-bourgogne/2016/03/06/fabien-palcau-champion-de-france-juniors-de-cross-country-un-titre-qui-fait-plaisir.html|website=France3-regions|accessdate=22 Dec 2025|title= Fabien Palcau, French junior cross-country champion: “a title that brings joy”|date=6 March 2016}}</ref> |
A member of Dijon UC, he stated to his school teachers that he intended to become a runner by 2007, at the age of ten years-old.<ref> {{cite web|website=Spe15.fr|url=https://www.spe15.fr/alexis-miellet-fabien-palcau-le-duc-dans-le-sang/|title= ALEXIS MIELLET, FABIEN PALCAU, THE DUKE IN THEIR BLOOD|accessdate=22 Dec 2025|date=December 5, 2015}}</ref> Palcau was the silver medalist in the junior men’s individual race at the [[2015 European Cross Country Championships]] in December 2015, in [[Hyères]], France. The following March, Palcau, won the French Junior Championship title in [[Le Mans]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://france3-regions.blog.franceinfo.fr/sports-bourgogne/2016/03/06/fabien-palcau-champion-de-france-juniors-de-cross-country-un-titre-qui-fait-plaisir.html|website=France3-regions|accessdate=22 Dec 2025|title= Fabien Palcau, French junior cross-country champion: “a title that brings joy”|date=6 March 2016}}</ref> |
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He was a gold medalist in the under-23 team race at the [[2018 European Cross Country Championships]] in [[Tillburg]], Netherlands. |
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At the French Cross Country Championships in March 2023, he finished third behind [[Jimmy Gressier]] with Palcau happily accepting a bite of crepe from Gressier at the finish line.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a43297608/jimmy-gressier-celebrates-victory-with-a-crepe/|website=Runnersworld|accessdate=12 April 2025|title= French Runner Jimmy Gressier Celebrates Victory with a Crepe|date=13 March 2023}}</ref> At the [[2023 European Cross Country Championships]] in Brussels. he won the silver medal in the team event.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.leparisien.fr/sports/athletisme-yann-schrub-sacre-champion-deurope-de-cross-country-le-relais-mixte-en-or-10-12-2023-S74X6MWHXZHHREDC2ZSLNGTWJU.php |
At the French Cross Country Championships in March 2023, he finished third behind [[Jimmy Gressier]] with Palcau happily accepting a bite of crepe from Gressier at the finish line.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a43297608/jimmy-gressier-celebrates-victory-with-a-crepe/|website=Runnersworld|accessdate=12 April 2025|title= French Runner Jimmy Gressier Celebrates Victory with a Crepe|date=13 March 2023}}</ref> At the [[2023 European Cross Country Championships]] in Brussels. he won the silver medal in the team event.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.leparisien.fr/sports/athletisme-yann-schrub-sacre-champion-deurope-de-cross-country-le-relais-mixte-en-or-10-12-2023-S74X6MWHXZHHREDC2ZSLNGTWJU.php |
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French athlete
| Born | 22 June 1997 |
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| Country | France |
| Sport | Athletics |
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Middle-distance running, Cross Country running |
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Fabien Palcau (born 22 June 1997) is a French long-distance and cross country runner. He was a silver medalist in 2023 and a bronze medalist in 2025 in the team events at the European Cross Country Championships.[1]
Career
A member of Dijon UC, he stated to his school teachers that he intended to become a runner by 2007, at the age of ten years-old.[2] Palcau was the silver medalist in the junior men’s individual race at the 2015 European Cross Country Championships in December 2015, in Hyères, France. The following March, Palcau, won the French Junior Championship title in Le Mans.[3]
He was a gold medalist in the under-23 team race at the 2018 European Cross Country Championships in Tillburg, Netherlands.
At the French Cross Country Championships in March 2023, he finished third behind Jimmy Gressier with Palcau happily accepting a bite of crepe from Gressier at the finish line.[4] At the 2023 European Cross Country Championships in Brussels. he won the silver medal in the team event.[5]
Palcau was the second French finisher behind Jimmy Gressier, with the pair winning the bronze medal alongside Simon Bedard in the team event at the 2025 European Cross Country Championships in Lagoa, Portugal, in December 2025. He was selected to represent France at the 2026 World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee, Florida.[6]
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