European Girls' Mathematical Olympiad

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The European Girls' Mathematical Olympiad (EGMO) is a mathematical olympiad for girls which started in 2012, and is held in April each year. It was inspired by the China Girls Mathematical Olympiad (CGMO). [1] [2] Although the competition is held in Europe, it is open to female participants from all over the world, and is considered the most prestigious mathematics competition for girls. In recent years, participants from around 55 countries have been invited to the competition.

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Process and scoring

The competition is similar in style to the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO), with two papers, each consisting of three problems to be solved in 4.5 hours, taken on consecutive days. Participating countries send teams consisting of four female mathematicians below the age of 20 who are not enrolled at a university. Each of the six problems are marked out of 7, making the maximum possible score 42 points.

The first edition was held in Cambridge, UK. Since then, 11 other countries in Europe have organized the EGMO. The number of participating countries have grown from 19 in the first edition to 57 in the eleventh edition, and the number of contestants from 61 in the first edition to 226 in the eleventh edition. The competitors participate as a team of 4 under the national flag but the contest itself is individual. The selection process varies between countries, but it often involves national Mathematical Olympiads and other Team Selection Tests (TSTs), which become progressively more selective.

Medals are awarded according to this criterion:

Summary

VenueYearDateWinnerTeamsRefs
1  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cambridge 2012April 10–16Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 19 [3]
2  Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg 2013April 8–14Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
22 [4]
3  Flag of Turkey.svg Antalya 2014April 10–16Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 29 [5]
4  Flag of Belarus.svg Minsk 2015April 14–20Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 30 [6]
5  Flag of Romania.svg Busteni 2016April 10–16Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 39 [7]
6  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Zurich 2017April 6–12Flag of the United States.svg  United States 44 [8]
7  Flag of Italy.svg Florence 2018April 9–15Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 52 [9]
8  Flag of Ukraine.svg Kyiv 2019April 7–13Flag of the United States.svg  United States 50 [10]
9  Flag of the Netherlands.svg Egmond aan Zee 2020April 15–21Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 53 [11]
10  Flag of Georgia.svg Kutaisi 2021April 9–15Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 55 [12]
11  Flag of Hungary.svg Eger 2022April 6–12Flag of the United States.svg  United States 57 [13]
12  Flag of Slovenia.svg Portorož 2023April 13–19

Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China

55 [14]
13  Flag of Georgia.svg Tsqaltubo 2024April 11–17

Flag of the United States.svg  United States

54 [15]
14  Flag of Kosovo.svg Pristina 2025April 11–17 [16]
15  Flag of France.svg Bordeaux 2026 [17]

Medal table

The 62 countries that have won a medal are as follows: [18]

RankCountryGoldSilverBronzeHonorable Mentions
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 351250
2Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 1827100
3Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 182381
4Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 16400
5Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 13553
6Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 1214240
7Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 1210207
8Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 9622
9Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 824152
10Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 818176
11Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 817193
12Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 711235
13Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 7100
14Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 623173
15Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 514183
16Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 5973
17Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 57222
18Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 4893
19Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 313135
20Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 311124
21Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 3989
22Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 35104
23Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 212266
24Flag of France.svg  France 210178
25Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 261410
26Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 2644
27Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 24149
28Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 20910
29Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 11184
30Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 161712
31Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 15192
32Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 13156
33Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 1386
34Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 121013
35Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1152
36Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 1110
37Flag of India.svg  India 06163
38Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 061511
39Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 031112
40Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 03512
41Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 03313
42Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 0328
43Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 0293
44Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 0275
45Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 01811
46Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 0166
47Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 0140
48Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 0112
49Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 0112
50Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo 0112
51Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 0045
52Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 0045
53Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 0042
54Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 0037
55Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 0037
56Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 0036
57Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 0030
58Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 0025
59Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan 0025
60Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 00111
61Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 0011
62Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan 0010

The individuals with the most medals and appearances at the EGMO can be found on the "EGMO: Hall of Fame" section of the website. [19] There have been 28 perfect scores (USA - 8, Russia, China - 4 each, Ukraine - 3, Serbia, Turkey - 2 each, UK, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Israel - 1 each) in the first 13 editions of the competition.

Impact

Several international Olympiad competitions aimed at girls were launched, inspired by the success of the EGMO. These include:

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