List of International Mathematical Olympiads

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Logo of the International Mathematical Olympiad

The first of the International Mathematical Olympiads (IMOs) was held in Romania in 1959. The oldest of the International Science Olympiads, the IMO has since been held annually, except in 1980. That year, the competition initially planned to be held in Mongolia was cancelled due to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.[1] Because the competition was initially founded for Eastern European countries participating in the Warsaw Pact, under the influence of the Eastern Bloc,[2] the earlier IMOs were hosted only in Eastern European countries, gradually spreading to other nations.[3]

The first IMO was held in Romania in 1959. Seven countries entered – Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania and the Soviet Union – with the hosts finishing as the top-ranked nation.[4] The number of participating countries has since risen: 14 countries took part in 1969, 50 in 1989, and 104 in 2009.[5]

North Korea is the only country whose entire team has been caught cheating, resulting in its disqualification at the 32nd IMO in 1991 and the 51st IMO in 2010.[6] (However, the 2010 case was controversial.[7][8]) There have been other disqualifications of contestants due to cheating, but such cases are not officially made public.[9] In January 2011, Google gave €1 million to the IMO organization to help cover the costs of the events from 2011 to 2015.[10]

List of Olympiads

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The four perfect scorers in the 2001 IMO. From left to right: Gabriel Carroll, Reid Barton, Zhiqiang Zhang, and Liang Xiao.
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The Bangladesh team at the 2009 IMO
Six boys, standing on a line, all wearing white tops with red logos on their chest. They are holding a red, blue and white striped flag, which features a prominent crown and coat of arms.
Serbia's team for the 2010 IMO
The closing ceremony of the 2015 IMO
#[5] Venue Year Date[5] Top-ranked country[11] References
1  Romania Brașov and Bucharest 1959 June 23 – July 31  Romania [12]
2  Romania Sinaia 1960 July 18 – July 25  Czechoslovakia [12]
3  Hungary Veszprém 1961 July 6 – July 16  Hungary [12]
4  Czechoslovakia České Budějovice 1962 July 7 – July 15  Hungary [12]
5  Poland Warsaw and Wrocław 1963 July 5 – July 13  Soviet Union [12]
6  Soviet Union Moscow 1964 June 30 – July 10  Soviet Union [12]
7  East Germany East Berlin 1965 June 13 – July 13  Soviet Union [12]
8  Bulgaria Sofia 1966 July 3 – July 13  Soviet Union [12]
9  Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Cetinje 1967 July 7 – July 13  Soviet Union [12]
10  Soviet Union Moscow 1968 July 5 – July 18  East Germany [12]
11  Romania Bucharest 1969 July 5 – July 20  Hungary [12]
12  Hungary Keszthely 1970 July 8 – July 22  Hungary [12]
13  Czechoslovakia Žilina 1971 July 10 – July 21  Hungary [12]
14  Poland Toruń 1972 July 5 – July 17  Soviet Union [12]
15  Soviet Union Moscow 1973 July 5 – July 16  Soviet Union [12]
16  East Germany Erfurt and East Berlin 1974 July 4 – July 17  Soviet Union [12]
17  Bulgaria Burgas and Sofia 1975 July 3 – July 16  Hungary [12]
18  Austria Lienz 1976 July 2 – July 21  Soviet Union [12]
19  Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Belgrade 1977 July 1 – July 13  United States [12]
20  Romania Bucharest 1978 July 3 – July 10  Romania [12]
21  United Kingdom London 1979 June 30 – July 9  Soviet Union [12]
-  The 1980 IMO was due to be held in Mongolia. It was cancelled, and split into two unofficial events in Europe.[1]
22  United States Washington, D.C. 1981 July 8 – July 20  United States [12]
23  Hungary Budapest 1982 July 5 – July 14  West Germany [12]
24  France Paris 1983 July 3 – July 12  West Germany [12]
25  Czechoslovakia Prague 1984 June 29 – July 10  Soviet Union [12]
26  Finland Joutsa 1985 June 29 – July 11  Romania [12]
27  Poland Warsaw 1986 July 4 – July 15  Soviet Union
 United States 		[12]
28  Cuba Havana 1987 July 5 – July 16  Romania [12]
29  Australia Sydney and Canberra 1988 July 9 – July 21  Soviet Union [12]
30  West Germany Braunschweig 1989 July 13 – July 24  China [12]
31  China Beijing 1990 July 8 – July 19  China [12]
32  Sweden Sigtuna 1991 July 12 – July 23  Soviet Union [12][n 1]
33  Russia Moscow 1992 July 10 – July 21  China [12]
34  Turkey Istanbul 1993 July 13 – July 24  China [12]
35  Hong Kong Hong Kong[n 2] 1994 July 8 – July 20  United States [12]
36  Canada Toronto 1995 July 13 – July 25  China [13]
37  India Mumbai 1996 July 5 – July 17  Romania [14]
38  Argentina Mar del Plata 1997 July 18 – July 31  China [15]
39  Taiwan Taipei 1998 July 10 – July 21  Iran [16]
40  Romania Bucharest 1999 July 10 – July 22  China
 Russia 		[17]
41  South Korea Daejeon 2000 July 13 – July 25  China [18]
42  United States Washington, D.C. 2001 July 1 – July 14  China [19]
43  United Kingdom Glasgow 2002 July 19 – July 30  China [20]
44  Japan Tokyo 2003 July 7 – July 19  Bulgaria [21]
45  Greece Athens 2004 July 6 – July 18  China [22]
46  Mexico Mérida 2005 July 8 – July 19  China [23]
47  Slovenia Ljubljana 2006 July 6 – July 18  China [24]
48  Vietnam Hanoi 2007 July 19 – July 31  Russia [25]
49  Spain Madrid 2008 July 10 – July 22  China [26]
50  Germany Bremen 2009 July 10 – July 22  China [27]
51  Kazakhstan Astana 2010 July 2 – July 14  China [28]
52  Netherlands Amsterdam 2011 July 13 – July 24  China [29]
53  Argentina Mar del Plata 2012 July 4 – July 16  South Korea [30]
54  Colombia Santa Marta 2013 July 18 – July 28  China [31]
55  South Africa Cape Town 2014 July 3 – July 13  China [32]
56  Thailand Chiang Mai 2015 July 4 – July 16  United States [33]
57  Hong Kong Hong Kong 2016 July 6 – July 16  United States [34]
58  Brazil Rio de Janeiro 2017 July 12 – July 23  South Korea [35]
59  Romania Cluj-Napoca 2018 July 3 – July 14  United States [36]
60  United Kingdom Bath 2019 July 11 – July 22  China
 United States 		[37]
61  Russia St. Petersburg (online)[n 3][n 4] 2020 September 19 – September 28  China [41][42]
62  Russia St. Petersburg (online)[n 5][n 4] 2021 July 14 – July 24  China [44]
63  Norway Oslo (hybrid) 2022 July 6 – July 16  China [45]
64  Japan Chiba 2023 July 2 – July 13  China [46]
65  United Kingdom Bath[n 6] 2024 July 11 – July 22  United States [48]
66  Australia Sunshine Coast 2025 July 10 – July 20 TBD [49]
67  China Shanghai 2026 TBD TBD [50]
68  Hungary (TBA) 2027 TBD TBD [51]
69  Saudi Arabia (TBA) 2028 TBD TBD [52]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ 1991 marked the Soviet Union's last participation. From 1992, former Soviet Union countries – including Russia – entered separately.[11]
  2. ^ At the time of the Olympiad, Hong Kong was under British colonial rule.
  3. ^ Following the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 IMO was postponed from July to September hoping to keep the competition in-person. Then it was changed to a virtual event.[38]
  4. ^ a b For the two virtual IMOs, all problems were selected by the Problem Selection Committee instead of the Jury made up of all team leaders, and problems were sent to the team leaders shortly before the exams for translation. Each team took the IMO exam at a national exam centre, and starting times of all exams were in the interval between 07:30 and 12:00 UTC (both ends included) of each exam day. An IMO Commissioner of another nationality was present at each centre to oversee the whole exam, and the IMO Chief Invigilator monitored all exams using webcams.[39][40]
  5. ^ The 2021 IMO was originally to be held in Washington D.C., US. The US gave up hosting after the COVID-19 pandemic had started.[43][38]
  6. ^ The originally determined location for hosting the 2024 IMO was Ukraine. Due to the recent conflicts between the country and Russia, the location was changed to Bath, in which the 2019 IMO was hosted.[47]

References

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  37. ^ "60th IMO 2019". IMO. Archived from the original on 2014-10-07. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
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  40. ^ "IMO 2021 (Virtual) Annual Regulations (May 5 2021)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-07-12.
  41. ^ "61st IMO 2020". IMO. Archived from the original on 2016-09-23. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
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  44. ^ "62nd IMO 2021". IMO. Archived from the original on 2020-10-19. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
  45. ^ "63rd IMO 2022". IMO. Archived from the original on 2017-08-02. Retrieved 2017-07-25.
  46. ^ "64th IMO 2023". IMO. Archived from the original on 2018-09-09. Retrieved 2018-09-08.
  47. ^ "IMO 2024". IMO. Archived from the original on 2022-06-08. Retrieved 2023-07-12.
  48. ^ "65th IMO 2024". IMO. Archived from the original on 2022-07-15. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
  49. ^ "66th IMO 2025". IMO. Archived from the original on 2020-07-01. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
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