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List of International Mathematical Olympiad participants

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List of International Mathematical Olympiad participants

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The International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) is an annual international high school mathematics competition focused primarily on pre-collegiate mathematics, and is the oldest of the international science olympiads. The awards for exceptional performance include medals for roughly the top half participants, and honorable mentions for participants whom solve at least one problem perfectly.

This is a list of participants who have achieved notability. This includes participants that went on to become notable mathematicians, participants who won medals at an exceptionally young age, or participants who scored highly.

Exceptionally young medalists

Terence Tao is the youngest bronze, silver, and gold medalist, respectively, in IMO history.
Raúl Chávez (Peru) is the second youngest bronze medalist and was also the same in silver and gold until 2020 and 2021, respectively.
NameTeam(s)YearAwardsAge (on final day of IMO)
Terence TaoAustralia1986Bronze
Raúl Chávez SarmientoPeru2009Bronze
Terence TaoAustralia1987Silver
Alex ChuiHong Kong2020Silver
Akshay VenkateshAustralia1994Bronze
Yeoh Zi SongMalaysia2014Bronze12 years, 245 days
Raúl Chávez SarmientoPeru2010Silver
Terence TaoAustralia1988Gold
Warren BeiCanada2021Silver
Alex ChuiHong Kong2021Gold
Zhuo Qun SongCanada2010Bronze13 years, 170 days
Damjan DavkovNorth Macedonia2021Silver
Arlan SayatKyrgyzstan2025Bronze
Jeremy KahnUnited States1983Silver
Raúl Chávez SarmientoPeru2011Gold
Pawel KrögerEast Germany1972Perfect Score
Pasin ManurangsiThailand2007Silver
Warren BeiCanada2022Gold
Ömer CerrahoğluRomania2009Gold
Yi Shuen YeohMalaysia2025Silver
Pipitchaya SridamThailand2021Gold
Zhuo Qun SongCanada2011Gold14 years, 170 days
William CheahAustralia2023Silver14 years, 181 days
Damjan DavkovNorth Macedonia2022Silver
Janson HoMalaysia2025Silver
Harvey YauUnited Kingdom2014Silver
Jeremy KahnUnited States1984Silver
Lisa SauermannGermany2007Silver
Noam ElkiesUnited States1981Perfect Score
Pasin ManurangsiThailand2008Gold
Aleksandr KhazanovUnited States1994Perfect Score
Sergei KonyaginSoviet Union1972Perfect Score
Ethan Yong-Ern TanAustralia2018Gold
Simon P. NortonUnited Kingdom1967Gold
Vladimir DrinfeldSoviet Union1969Perfect Score
Damjan DavkovNorth Macedonia2023Gold
Yuliy SannikovUkraine1994Perfect Score
Yang YihanSingapore2024Gold

High-scoring participants

Zhuo Qun Song, the most highly decorated IMO contestant with 5 golds and 1 bronze medal.
Ciprian Manolescu, the only person to achieve three perfect scores at the IMO (1995–1997).

The following table lists all IMO Winners who have won at least three gold medals, with corresponding years and non-gold medals received noted (P denotes a perfect score.)

NameTeam(s)Years
Zhuo Qun SongCanada Canada2010
Alex ChuiHong Kong Hong Kong ('20, '21)
United Kingdom United Kingdom ('22, '23, '24, '25)2020
Teodor von BurgSerbia Serbia2007
Lisa SauermannGermany Germany2007
Nipun Pitimanaaree2009
Christian ReiherGermany Germany1999
Luke RobitailleUnited States United States2019
Reid W. BartonUnited States United States1998
Warren BeiCanada Canada2021
Wolfgang BurmeisterEast Germany East Germany1967
Iurie BoreicoMoldova Moldova2003
Lim JeckSingapore Singapore2009
Martin HärterichWest Germany West Germany1985
László LovászHungary Hungary1963
Hungary Hungary1963
Nikolay Nikolov1992
Kentaro NagaoJapan Japan1997
Vladimir BarzovBulgaria Bulgaria1999
Peter ScholzeGermany Germany2004
Pranjal SrivastavaIndia India2018
Makoto SoejimaJapan Japan2005
Alex GunningAustralia Australia2012
Andrew CarlottiUnited Kingdom United Kingdom2010
Simon NortonUnited Kingdom United Kingdom1967
John RickardUnited Kingdom United Kingdom1975 P
Sergei IvanovSoviet Union Soviet Union1987 P
Theodor BanicaRomania Romania1989
Eugenia MalinnikovaSoviet Union Soviet Union1989
Sergey NorinRussia Russia1994 P
Yuliy SannikovUkraine Ukraine1994 P
Ciprian ManolescuRomania Romania1995 P
Ivan IvanovBulgaria Bulgaria1996
Nikolai DourovRussia Russia1996
Tamás TerpaiHungary Hungary1997
Stefan HornetRomania Romania1997
Vladimir DremovRussia Russia1998
Mihai ManeaRomania Romania1999
Tiankai LiuUnited States United States2001
Oleg GolbergRussia Russia ('02, '03)
United States United States ('04)2002
Béla András RáczHungary Hungary2002
Andrey BadzyanRussia Russia2002
Rosen KralevBulgaria Bulgaria2003
Przemysław MazurPoland Poland2006
Tak Wing ChingHong Kong Hong Kong2009
Chung Song HongNorth Korea North Korea2011
Dong Ryul KimSouth Korea South Korea2012
Allen LiuUnited States United States2014
Sheldon Kieren TanSingapore Singapore2014
Alexander WangUnited States United States2023
Pavel CiureaRomania Romania2023

Notable participants

Mathematicians

A number of IMO participants have gone on to become notable mathematicians. The following IMO participants have either received a Fields Medal, an Abel Prize, a Wolf Prize or a Clay Research Award, awards which recognise groundbreaking research in mathematics; a European Mathematical Society Prize, an award which recognizes young researchers; or one of the American Mathematical Society's awards (a Blumenthal Award in Pure Mathematics, Bôcher Memorial Prize in Analysis, Cole Prize in Algebra, Cole Prize in Number Theory, Fulkerson Prize in Discrete Mathematics, Steele Prize in Mathematics, or Veblen Prize in Geometry and Topology) recognizing research in specific mathematical fields. Grigori Perelman proved the Poincaré conjecture (one of the seven Millennium Prize Problems), and Yuri Matiyasevich gave a negative solution of Hilbert's tenth problem.

G denotes an IMO gold medal, S denotes a silver medal, B denotes a bronze medal, and P denotes a perfect score.

NameTeamIMOFields MedalWolf PrizeEMS PrizeAMS research prizesClay AwardAbel Prize
Grigory MargulisSoviet Union Soviet UnionS 1962197820052020
George LusztigRomania RomaniaS 1963, S 19621985 (Cole algebra)
Henryk IwaniecPoland PolandS 1966, 19652002 (Cole number theory)
László LovászHungary HungaryP 1966, P 1965, G 1964, S 196319991982, 2012 (Fulkerson)2021
Andrei SuslinSoviet Union Soviet UnionG 19672000 (Cole algebra)
János PintzHungary HungaryB 1969, P 1968,B 19672014 (Cole number theory)
Vladimir DrinfeldSoviet Union Soviet UnionP 196919902018
Andrei ZelevinskySoviet Union Soviet UnionS 19692018 (Steele)
Alexander MerkurjevSoviet Union Soviet UnionS 19722012 (Cole algebra)
Pierre-Louis LionsFrance France19731994
János KollárHungary HungaryP 1974, G 19732006 (Cole algebra)
Jean-Christophe YoccozFrance FranceP 1974, S 19731994
Sergey FominSoviet Union Soviet UnionS 19742018 (Steele)
Paul VojtaUnited States United StatesP 19751992 (Cole number theory)
Alexander GoncharovSoviet Union Soviet UnionG 19761992
Richard BorcherdsUnited Kingdom United KingdomG 1978, S 197719981992
Timothy GowersUnited Kingdom United KingdomP 198119981996
Peter KronheimerUnited Kingdom United KingdomS 19812007 (Veblen)
Michel GoemansBelgium Belgium1981, 19822000 (Fulkerson)
Gábor TardosHungary HungaryS 1982, S 1981, 19791992
Grigori PerelmanSoviet Union Soviet UnionP 198220061996
Alexis BonnetFrance FranceS 1984, S 19831996
Laurent LafforgueFrance FranceS 1985, S 198420022000
Daniel TătaruRomania RomaniaP 1985, P 19842002 (Bôcher)
Zoltán SzabóHungary HungaryS 19852007 (Veblen)
Jeremy KahnUSA United StatesG 1986, G 1985, S 1984, S 19832012
Ricardo Pérez-MarcoSpain SpainS 1986, 19851996
Dominic JoyceUnited Kingdom United KingdomS 19862000
Stanislav SmirnovSoviet Union Soviet UnionP 1987, P 1986201020042001
Terence TaoAustralia AustraliaG 1988, S 1987, B 198620062002 (Bôcher)2003
Elon LindenstraussIsrael IsraelB 1988201020042001 (Blumenthal)
Ngô Bảo ChâuVietnam VietnamG 1989, P 198820102004
Emmanuel GrenierFrance FranceB 19892000
Vincent LafforgueFrance FranceP 1991, P 19902000
Eugenia MalinnikovaSoviet Union Soviet UnionP 1991, P 1990, G 19892017
Akshay VenkateshAustralia AustraliaB 19942018
Artur AvilaBrazil BrazilG 199520142008
Emmanuel BreuillardFrance FranceG 19952012
Ben J. GreenUnited Kingdom United KingdomS 1995, S 199420082004
Maryam MirzakhaniIran IranP 1995, G 199420142009 (Blumenthal)2014
Boáz KlartagIsrael IsraelS 19962008
Ciprian ManolescuRomania RomaniaP 1997, P 1996, P 19952012
Adrian IoanaRomania RomaniaS 19992012
Mark BravermanIsraelG 2000, B 1999, B 19982016
Ana CaraianiRomaniaG 2003, G 2002, S 20012020
Kaisa MatomäkiFinland2003, 20022020
Simion FilipMoldovaS 2005, B 20042020
Peter ScholzeGermany GermanyG 2007, G 2006, P 2005, S 2004201820162015 (Cole algebra)2014

Computer scientists

IMO medalists have also gone on to become notable computer scientists. The following IMO medalists have received a IMU Abacus Medal (earlier known as Nevanlinna Prize), a Knuth Prize, or a Gödel Prize; these awards recognise research in theoretical computer science. G denotes an IMO gold medal, S denotes a silver medal, B denotes a bronze medal, and P denotes a perfect score.

NameTeamIMOIMU Abacus MedalKnuth PrizeGödel Prize
László LovászHungary HungaryP 1966, P 1965, G 1964, S 196319992001
László BabaiHungary HungaryP 1968, S 1967, S 196620151993
Johan HåstadSweden SwedenG 19771994, 2011
Peter ShorUnited States United StatesS 197719981999
Alexander RazborovSoviet Union Soviet UnionG 197919902007
Subhash KhotIndia IndiaS 1995, S 19942014

Other

IMO medalists who have gone on to have notable careers in other fields or professions which isn't mathematics or computer science. G denotes an IMO gold medal, S denotes a silver medal, B denotes a bronze medal, and P denotes a perfect score.

NameTeamIMOAccomplishments
Nicușor DanRomania RomaniaP 1987, P 1988Mayor of Bucharest (2020–2025), President of Romania (2025–present)

Notes

References

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References

  1. "International Mathematics Olympiad (IMO)".
  2. "47th International Mathematical Olympiad Results".
  3. "Archived copy".
  4. Perelman was awarded a Fields Medal for his proof of the [[Poincaré conjecture]], but he declined the Medal.
  5. Perelman was awarded an EMS prize for his proof of the [[Soul theorem]], but he declined the prize.
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