WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. team won first place for the third time in four years at the 59th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) which took place in Cluj-Napoca, Romania on July 3-14, 2018, with 116 countries participating. Prior to a fourth place finish in
2017, the U.S. team won first place in
2015 and
2016 in the prestigious international competition. In
2018, the International Mathematical Olympiad brought together the top math students from around the world with 615 student competitors.
The six U.S. team members also took home five gold medals and one silver medal for their individual high scores in the competition, known as the olympics of mathematics competitions for high school students. The first place U.S. team score was 212 out of a possible 252 points. The teams from Russia and China took second and third place respectively in cumulative team scores.
