European Girls' Mathematical Olympiad

The European Girls' Mathematical Olympiad (EGMO) is a mathematical olympiad for girls which started in 2012. It is similar to, and was inspired by, the China Girls Mathematical Olympiad (CGMO).[1][2] 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 (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, 9 other countries in Europe have organized the EGMO. The number of participating countries have grown from 19 in the first edition to 54 in the tenth edition, and the number of contestants from 61 in the first edition to 213 in the tenth 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
Venue Year Date Top-ranked country Refs
1  Cambridge 2012April 10 – April 16 Poland [3]
2  Luxembourg City 2013April 8 – April 14 Belarus
 Serbia
 United States		 [4]
3  Antalya 2014April 10 – April 16 Ukraine [5]
4  Minsk 2015April 14 – April 20 Ukraine [6]
5  Busteni 2016April 10 – April 16 Russia [7]
6  Zürich 2017April 6 – April 12 United States [8]
7  Florence 2018April 9 – April 15 Russia [9]
8  Kyiv 2019April 7 – April 13 United States [10]
9  Egmond aan Zee 2020April 15 – April 21 Russia [11]
10  Kutaisi 2021April 9 – April 15 Russia [12]
11  Eger 2022April 6 – April 12 United States [13]
12  Portorož 2023April 13 – April 19 [14]
13  2024 [15]

Medal table

The current ten countries with the best all-time results are as follows:[16]

RankCountryGoldSilverBronzeHonorable Mentions
1 United States241150
2 Russia16400
3 Romania1419100
4 Ukraine1317102
5 Serbia129143
6 Hungary910190
7 United Kingdom713133
8 Poland68120
9 Peru6522
10 Mexico511121

The individuals with the most medals and appearances at the EGMO can be found on the "EGMO: Hall of Fame" section of the website.[17]

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.[18]
  • The Pan-American Girls' Mathematical Olympiad (PAGMO), the first edition organized virtually by a group of South American countries.[19]

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: History". Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  17. "European Girls' Mathematical Olympiad: Hall of Fame".
  18. "Home - European Girls' Olympiad in Informatics".
  19. "PAGMO".
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