The European Girls' Mathematical Olympiad (EGMO) is a
mathematical olympiad
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for girls which started in 2012. It is similar to, and was inspired by, the
China Girls Mathematical Olympiad
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(CGMO).
Although the competition is held in Europe, several countries from outside Europe, from Peru to Japan, are invited to take part in the competition each year.
Process and scoring
This competition is similar in style to the
International Mathematical Olympiad
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(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
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, UK. Since then, 10 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 the results obtained in the national Mathematical Olympiads and in other tests, which become progressively more selective.
Medals are awarded according to this criterion:
* The top 1/12 of the competitors receive a gold medal
* The following 1/6 of the general classification receive a silver medal
* The subsequent 1/4 of the general classification receive a bronze medal
* All those who have not received a medal but have scored the maximum points in at least one of the six problems receive an honorable mention.
Summary
Medal table
The 61 countries that have won a medal are as follows:
The individuals with the most medals and appearances at the EGMO can be found on the "EGMO: Hall of Fame" section of the website.
There have been 14 Perfect Scores (USA - 5, Russia - 4, Ukraine - 2, Serbia - 2, UK - 1) in the first 11 editions of the competition. Jelena Ivancic (Serbia) is the only contestant to have achieved more than one Perfect Score.
Impact
Inspired by the success of the EGMO, several international Olympiad competitions aimed at girls were recently launched. These include:
*A new international programming competition, the European Girls' Olympiad in Informatics (EGOI), the first edition of which was held in
Zurich,
Switzerland
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.
*The Pan-American Girls' Mathematical Olympiad (PAGMO), the first edition organized virtually by a group of South American countries.
References
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External links
Official European Girls' Mathematical Olympiad SiteEuropean Girls' Mathematical Olympiad 2012European Girls' Mathematical Olympiad 2014European Girls' Mathematical Olympiad 2017European Girls' Mathematical Olympiad 2018European Girls' Mathematical Olympiad 2020European Girls' Mathematical Olympiad 2022
European culture
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