Korea Achieves Overall Sixth Place at International Mathematical Olympiad With All Participants Winning and Three Gold Medals

666 Students from 117 Countries Participate; Hyun-joon Lee Scores Perfect Marks, Shares First Place
3 Gold, 2 Silver, 1 Honorable Mention: All Korean Delegation Members Win Awards

The Korean delegation achieved an overall sixth place at the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO), with all participants winning awards.

The Ministry of Science and ICT and the Korea Foundation for the Advancement of Science and Creativity announced on July 22 that all six members of the Korean delegation received awards at the 67th International Mathematical Olympiad held in Shanghai, China.

Commemorative photo of the Korean delegation. From the left: Seo-jin Byun, Hyun-jun Lee, Seungwook Hong, Chaemin Kim, Donghyun Kim, and Sungjin Shim. Provided by the Ministry of Science and ICT.

This year's competition featured 666 students from 117 countries. For Korea, Seo-jin Byun (1st year, Sejong Science High School), Sung-jin Shim (1st year, Seoul Science High School), and Hyun-joon Lee (3rd year, Seoul Science High School) won gold medals. Dong-hyun Kim (2nd year, Seoul Science High School) and Seung-wook Hong (2nd year, Seoul Science High School) received silver medals, and Chae-min Kim (1st year, Seoul Science High School) won an honorable mention.

In particular, Hyun-joon Lee scored a perfect 42 points, achieving a joint first place individually and winning a gold medal for the second consecutive year.

This year's Olympiad presented six problems in the fields of algebra, combinatorics, geometry, and number theory. The overall level of difficulty was high, with problem numbers 2, 3, and 6, including the final two problems, being notably more challenging than in previous years.

Yongjin Song, head of the Korean Mathematical Olympiad Committee, stated, "As global competition among mathematical talents intensifies, our students have delivered outstanding results. We hope this experience will help them grow into leading talents who will drive the advancement of fundamental science in Korea."

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