List of International Mathematical Olympiads

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The logo of the International Mathematical Olympiad
The logo of the International Mathematical Olympiad

The International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) is an annual six problem, two day, international high school mathematics competition focused primarily on pre-collegiate mathematics, and is the oldest of the international science olympiads.[1] For example, fields such as functional analysis, calculus, field theory (and other branches of abstract algebra and topology) are generally not present on the olympiad.[2]

The awards for exceptional performance include medals for a fraction of the competitors that is as close to one-half of the participants as the judges can make it, and honorable mentions for participants who solve at least one problem perfectly.[3] This is a list of previous IMOs, the host country of each, and the city in which the olympiads were held. It also includes the cities in which each olympiad was hosted.

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[edit] Past olympiads

From left to right, Gabriel Carroll, USA, Reid Barton, USA, Zhiqiang Zhang, China, and Liang Xiao, China, the four perfect scorers in the 2001 IMO
From left to right, Gabriel Carroll, USA, Reid Barton, USA, Zhiqiang Zhang, China, and Liang Xiao, China, the four perfect scorers in the 2001 IMO
#[4] City/Cities Country Date[1] References
 1   Braşov and Bucharest Romania   1959 June 23 – June 31 
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 2   Sinaia Romania   1960 July 18 – July 25 
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 3   Veszprém Hungary   1961 July 6 – July 16 
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 4   České Budějovice Czechoslovakia   1962 July 7 – June 15 
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 5   Warsaw and Wrocław Poland   1963 July 5 – June 13 
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 6   Moscow Soviet Union   1964 June 30 –- July 10 
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 7   Berlin German Democratic Republic   1965 June 13 – July 13 
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 8   Sofia Bulgaria   1966 July 3 – July 13 
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 9   Cetinje Yugoslavia   1967 July 7 – July 13 
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 10   Moscow Soviet Union   1968 July 5 – July 18 
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 11   Bucharest Romania   1969 July 5 – July 20 
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 12   Keszthely Hungary   1970 July 8 – July 22 
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 13   Žilina Czechoslovakia   1971 July 10 – July 21 
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 14   Toruń Poland   1972 July 5 – July 17 
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 15   Moscow Soviet Union   1973 July 5 – July 16 
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 16   Erfurt and East Berlin German Democratic Republic   1974 July 4 – July 17 
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 17   Burgas and Sofia Bulgaria   1975 July 3 – July 16 
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 18   Lienz Austria   1976 July 2 – July 21 
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 19   Belgrade Yugoslavia   1977 July 1 – July 13 
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 20   Bucharest Romania   1978 July 3 – July 10 
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 21   London United Kingdom   1979 June 30 – July 9 
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 22   Washington, DC United States   1981 July 8 – July 20  [5][6]
 23   Budapest Hungary   1982 July 5 – July 14 
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 24   Paris France   1983 July 3 – July 12 
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 25   Prague Czechoslovakia   1984 June 29 – July 10 
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 26   Joutsa Finland   1985 June 29 – July 11 
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 27   Warsaw Poland   1986 July 4 – July 15 
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 28   Havana Cuba   1987 July 5 – July 16 
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 29   Sydney and Canberra Australia   1988 July 9 – July 21 
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 30   Brunswick Federal Republic of Germany   1989 July 13 – July 24 
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 31   Beijing China   1990 July 8 – July 19 
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 32   Sigtuna Sweden   1991 July 12 – July 23 
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 33   Moscow Russia   1992 July 10 – July 21 
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 34   Istanbul Turkey   1993 July 13 – July 24 
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 35   Hong Kong People's Republic of China[7]    1994 July 8 – July 20 
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 36   Toronto Canada   1995 July 13 – July 25   [8] 
 37   Mumbai India   1996 July 5 – July 17   [9] 
 38   Mar del Plata Argentina   1997 July 18 – July 31   [10] 
 39   Taipei Taiwan   1998 July 10 – July 21   [11] 
 40   Bucharest Romania   1999 July 10 – July 22   [12] 
 41   Daejeon South Korea   2000 July 13 – July 25   [13] 
 42   Washington, DC United States   2001 July 1 – July 14   [14] 
 43   Glasgow United Kingdom   2002 July 19 – July 31  [15]
 44   Tokyo Japan   2003 July 7 – July 19   [16] 
 45   Athens Greece   2004 July 6 – July 18   [17] 
 46   Mérida Mexico   2005 July 8 – July 19   [18] 
 47   Ljubljana Slovenia   2006 July 6 – July 18   [19] 
 48   Hanoi Vietnam   2007 July 19 – July 31   [20] 

[edit] See also

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b Old IMOs. University of Eindhoven. Retrieved on 2008-02-06.
  2. ^ (Olson 2004, p. 4)
  3. ^ 47th International Mathematical Olympiad Results. Retrieved on 2008-02-01.
  4. ^ Year by Year International Mathematical Olympiads. Canadian Mathematical Society. Retrieved on 2008-02-06.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai (Lord 2001, pp. 1–3)
  6. ^ The 1980 IMO was canceled due to political problems in Mongolia, the planned host country.
  7. ^ At the time of the olympiad, Hong Kong was not possessed by the People's Republic of China.
  8. ^ IMO 1995. Canadian Mathematical Society. Retrieved on 2008-03-17.
  9. ^ IMO 1996. Canadian Mathematical Society. Retrieved on 2008-03-17.
  10. ^ IMO 1997. Argentina. Retrieved on 2008-03-17.
  11. ^ IMO 1998. Republic of China. Retrieved on 2008-03-17.
  12. ^ IMO 1999. Canadian Mathematical Society. Retrieved on 2008-03-17.
  13. ^ IMO 2000. Wolfram. Retrieved on 2008-03-17.
  14. ^ IMO 2001. Canadian Mathematical Society. Retrieved on 2008-03-17.
  15. ^ Andreescu, Titu (2004), USA & International Mathematical Olympiads 2002, Mathematical Association of America, ISBN 978-0883858158 
  16. ^ IMO 2003. Japan. Retrieved on 2008-03-17.
  17. ^ IMO 2004. Greece. Retrieved on 2008-03-17.
  18. ^ IMO 2005. Mexico. Retrieved on 2008-03-17.
  19. ^ IMO 2006. Slovenia. Retrieved on 2008-03-17.
  20. ^ IMO 2007. Vietnam. Retrieved on 2008-03-17.

[edit] References

  • Olson, Steve (2004), Count Down, Houghton Miffln, ISBN 0-618-25141-3 
  • Lord, Mary (2001), Michael Jordans of Math, U.S. News & World Report 

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