The International Philosophy Olympiad (IPO) is an international philosophy competition for high school students organized by the FISP (Fédération Internationale des Sociétés de Philosophie) and supported by UNESCO. It was founded in 1993 by philosophy teachers from Bulgaria (Prof. Ivan Kolev), Romania (Prof. Elena Florina Otet), Poland (Prof. Wladislaw Krayevsky), Turkey (Prof. Nuran Direk) and Germany (Prof. Gerd Gerdhardt).
Students competing in the Olympiad are given four hours to write a philosophical essay on one of four topics in a language other than their own; that is, a student from France would not be allowed to write in French.
| Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Honorable Mention |
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| 1993 | Bulgaria | ||||
| 1994 | Petrich, Bulgaria | ||||
| 1995 | Stara Zagora, Bulgaria | ||||
| 1996 | Istanbul, Turkey | ||||
| 1997 | Warsaw, Poland | ||||
| 1998 | Braşov, Romania | ||||
| 1999 | Budapest, Hungary | ||||
| 2000 | Münster, Germany | Ognyan Kassabov |
Gianluca Rossi |
Boris Popivanov |
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| 2001 | Philadelphia, USA | Ute Scholl |
Laura Lapierre |
Felix von Lehmden |
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| 2002 | Tokyo, Japan | Silvia Crupano |
Vasilescu Ion Gheorghe |
Akse Pettersson |
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| 2003 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Torsten Schoeneberg |
Sergio Barberis |
Gabriel Abelof |
Sarah Helduser Mete Tuczu |
| 2004 | Seoul, South Korea | Leopold Hess |
Joanna Kusiak Lukas Steinacher |
Seungwon Chang Matija Lavrinc |
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| 2005 | Warsaw, Poland | Mikolaj Ratajczak Tomasz Przezdziecki |
Marta Sznajder Antti Saarilahti |
David Himler Patricio Kingston |
Roberta Di Nanni Agnieszka Kurzemska |
| 2006 | Cosenza, Italy | Efe Murat Balikcioglu |
Mateusz Chaberski |
Saila Kakko |
Johann Alexander Santiago Auat |
| 2007 | Antalya, Turkey | Zeynep Pamuk | Daria Cybulska
Stefan Stefanovic |
Alexander Johann Martin Hergouth |
Elena Alexandra Corbu Matthias Hoernes |
| 2008 | Iaşi, Romania | Jan Seidel Sergiu Matei Lucaci |
Conrad Krausche
Heta Nuutinen |
Arina Cristina Baibarac Helene Sorgner |
Perczel János Vallari Sawant |
| 2009 | Helsinki, Finland | Sarri Nironen |
Eliza Tymianska
Petar Penev |
Kristina Kashfullina Luiza Pasca |
Hyun-Kyu Kim Ayse Dilek Izek |
| 2010 | Athens, Greece | Aljaž Jelenko | Kacper Kowalczyk Jaehyun Yoo |
Tibor Backhausz Valeriu Alexandru Cuc |
Erik Ramberg Ignas Rubikas |
| 2011 | Vienna, Austria | Nikolaj Møller | Chang Hyun Choi José Rodrigues |
Niklas Plaetzer Sakari Nuuttila |
Mustafa Ayçiçegi Tibor Backhausz |