International Mathematical Olympiad

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The International Mathematical Olympiad is the world’s premier annual mathematics competition for high school students, renowned for its extremely challenging problems and for identifying future leading mathematicians.

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instanceOf annual event
high school mathematics olympiad
international competition
mathematics competition
abbreviation IMO NERFINISHED
ageLimit under 20 years
awards bronze medals
gold medals
honourable mentions
silver medals
competitionFormat individual competition
national teams
difficulty very high
eligibilityCriterion must be selected by national organization
must not have started university studies
examDurationPerDay 4.5 hours
field mathematics
firstEditionCountry Romania NERFINISHED
firstEditionLocation Brașov NERFINISHED
frequency annual
governingBody IMO Advisory Board NERFINISHED
hasPredecessor Romanian national mathematics olympiad NERFINISHED
hostRotation different host country each year
inception 1959
mainLanguage English
maximumScore 42 points
notableAlumni Grigori Perelman NERFINISHED
Maryam Mirzakhani NERFINISHED
Ngô Bảo Châu NERFINISHED
Terence Tao NERFINISHED
numberOfContestDays 2
organisedBy International Mathematical Olympiad Board NERFINISHED
pointsPerProblem 7 points
problemAreas algebra
combinatorics
geometry
number theory
problemsPerDay 3
purpose identify and encourage mathematical talent
promote international cooperation in mathematics education
recognizedAs world’s premier high school mathematics competition
selectionProcess national mathematical olympiads
sloganOrMotto none official (varies by host country)
teamSizeLimit 6 students
totalNumberOfProblems 6
typicalParticipants high school students
typicalTimeOfYear July
website https://www.imo-official.org

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Hafez Bashar al-Assad participatedIn International Mathematical Olympiad
Maryam Mirzakhani participatedIn International Mathematical Olympiad
Hafez Bashar al-Assad yearOfParticipation International Mathematical Olympiad
this entity surface form: 2016 International Mathematical Olympiad
Hafez Bashar al-Assad yearOfParticipation International Mathematical Olympiad
this entity surface form: 2017 International Mathematical Olympiad
Hafez Bashar al-Assad yearOfParticipation International Mathematical Olympiad
this entity surface form: 2018 International Mathematical Olympiad