European Girls' Mathematical Olympiad

The European Girls' Mathematical Olympiad (EGMO) is a mathematical olympiad for girls which started in 2012, and is held in April each year. It was inspired by the China Girls Mathematical Olympiad (CGMO).[1][2] Although the competition is held in Europe, it is open to female participants from all over the world, and is considered the most prestigious mathematics competition for girls. In recent years, participants from around 55 countries have been invited to the competition.

Process and scoring

The competition is similar in style to the International Mathematical Olympiad (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, UK. Since then, 11 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 national Mathematical Olympiads and other Team Selection Tests (TSTs), 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
Venue Year Date Winner Teams Refs
1  United Kingdom Cambridge 2012April 10 – April 16 Poland 19 [3]
2  Luxembourg Luxembourg 2013April 8 – April 14 Belarus
 Serbia
 United States		 22 [4]
3  Turkey Antalya 2014April 10 – April 16 Ukraine 29 [5]
4  Belarus Minsk 2015April 14 – April 20 Ukraine 30 [6]
5  Romania Busteni 2016April 10 – April 16 Russia 39 [7]
6  Switzerland Zürich 2017April 6 – April 12 United States 44 [8]
7  Italy Florence 2018April 9 – April 15 Russia 52 [9]
8  Ukraine Kyiv 2019April 7 – April 13 United States 50 [10]
9  Netherlands Egmond aan Zee 2020April 15 – April 21 Russia 53 [11]
10  Georgia (country) Kutaisi 2021April 9 – April 15 Russia 55 [12]
11  Hungary Eger 2022April 6 – April 12 United States 57 [13]
12  Slovenia Portorož 2023April 13 – April 19

 China

 55 [14]
13  Georgia (country) Tsqaltubo 2024April 11 – April 17

 United States

 54 [15]
14  Kosovo Pristina 2025 [16]

Medal table

The 62 countries that have won a medal are as follows:[17]

RankCountryGoldSilverBronzeHonorable Mentions
1 United States351250
2 Romania1827100
3 Ukraine182381
4 Russia16400
5 Australia13553
6 Hungary1214240
7 Serbia1210207
8 Peru9622
9 Poland824152
10 Turkey818176
11 United Kingdom817193
12 Belarus711235
13 China7100
14 Bulgaria623173
15 Mexico514183
16 Israel5973
17 Japan57222
18 Germany4893
19 Bosnia and Herzegovina313135
20 Kazakhstan311124
21 Georgia3989
22 Slovakia35104
23 Italy212266
24 France210178
25 Saudi Arabia261410
26 Croatia2644
27 Czech Republic24149
28 Azerbaijan20910
29 Canada11184
30 Netherlands161712
31 Brazil15192
32 Moldova13156
33 Lithuania1386
34 North Macedonia121013
35 Finland1152
36 Chinese Taipei1110
37 India06163
38  Switzerland061511
39 Slovenia031112
40 Ireland03512
41 Belgium03313
42 Spain0328
43 Mongolia0293
44 Bangladesh0275
45 Latvia01811
46 Norway0166
47 Indonesia0140
48 Chile0112
49 Costa Rica0112
50 Kosovo0112
51 Denmark0045
52 Ecuador0045
53 Austria0042
54 Greece0037
55 Cyprus0037
56 Luxembourg0036
57 Iran0030
58 Tunisia0025
59 Tajikistan0025
60 Albania00111
61 Syria0011
62 Kyrgyzstan0010

The individuals with the most medals and appearances at the EGMO can be found on the "EGMO: Hall of Fame" section of the website.[18] There have been 28 Perfect Scores (USA - 8, Russia and China- 4 each, Ukraine - 3, Serbia, Turkey - 2 each, UK, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Israel - 1 each) in the first 12 editions of the competition; 14 of them in the 2023 edition. Jelena Ivancic (Serbia) and Jessica Wan (USA) achieved two Perfect Scores.

Impact

Several international Olympiad competitions aimed at girls were launched, inspired by the success of the EGMO. These include:

  • The European Girls' Olympiad in Informatics (EGOI), an international programming competition, the first edition of which was held in Zürich, Switzerland.[19]
  • The Pan-American Girls' Mathematical Olympiad (PAGMO), the first edition organized virtually by a group of South American countries.[20]

References
  1. "European Girls' Mathematical Olympiad 2012: Information". Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  2. "BMOS/BMOC: European Girls' Mathematical Olympiad".
  3. "EGMO 2012".
  4. "EGMO 2013".
  5. "EGMO 2014".
  6. "EGMO 2015".
  7. "EGMO 2016".
  8. "EGMO 2017".
  9. "EGMO 2018".
  10. "EGMO 2019".
  11. "EGMO 2020".
  12. "EGMO 2021".
  13. "EGMO 2022".
  14. "EGMO 2023".
  15. "EGMO 2024".
  16. "EGMO 2025".
  17. "EGMO: History". Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  18. "European Girls' Mathematical Olympiad: Hall of Fame".
  19. "Home - European Girls' Olympiad in Informatics".
  20. "PAGMO".
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