Australia Scores Olympic Medals in Bath, UK

Australians have already brought home medals in the Olympics, the ones that matter anyway, the 65th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) in Bath UK.

The Australian team’s performance 2024 was strong, achieving four medals and two honourable mentions, which resulted in Australia ranking 38th out of the 108 countries that took part in the competition. 

The team's results were:
Xiangyue (Laura) Nan - 30 pts Gold Medal
William Cheah - 24 pts Silver Medal  
Cloris Xu - 17 pts Bronze Medal
Iris Xu - 16 pts Bronze Medal
Alex Qui - 15 pts Honourable Mention
Amber Li - 11 pts Honourable Mention

This year’s IMO team comprised students from Victoria and New South Wales ranging from Year 9 to Year 12.  For the first time in Australian history, the team included four young women, with Xiangyue (Laura) Nan the first young woman from Australia to be awarded a Gold Medal at the IMO.

The event in Bath began with a pre-IMO training camp at Oxford University, followed by the ‘Mathematics Ashes’ - a bit of fun between Australia and the UK - where the two countries are pitted against each other with a practice exam in the training camp. The UK scored the ‘Ashes’ urn this year.

“We are so proud of the Australian IMO team and congratulate the team on their achievements. They should be incredibly proud of their result as it is a reflection of their hard work, dedication and passion for mathematical problem solving,” said Nathan Ford, Australian Maths Trust CEO.

The trust's vision is to develop a nation of creative problem solvers, and its competitions and programs provide an opportunity for young Australians to challenge and extend their creative problem-solving skills and prepare them for a future of real-world problems.