July 22, 2004

US Math Olympiad Team Finishes Second, behind China

From the AMS website. The 2004 U.S. Math Olympiad team finished second among over 80 countries at
the recently concluded 45th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) in
Athens, Greece. U.S. team members were: Oleg Goldberg, Tianka Liu, Alison
Miller, Aaron Pixton and Tony Zhang, who each won a gold medal, and Matt
Ince, who won a silver medal. The medal count and second-place finish are
the best results for a U.S. team since 1994. China finished first with a
team total of 220 points (out of 252 possible), eight points ahead of the
U.S. team. Rounding out the top five teams were Russia, Vietnam, and
Bulgaria. Cancun, Mexico is the site of next year's Olympiad. Information
about IMO 2004 is posted at
http://www.imo2004.gr

Posted by lacey at July 22, 2004 11:49 AM