Bui Hong Duc - Informatics Olympiad gold medalist

Bui Hong Duc

Bui Hong Duc was the only Vietnamese student winning a gold medal at the 2020 International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI).

He was also the youngest member of the Vietnamese national team winning a gold medal at the 2019 IOI.

Before becoming the ‘golden boy’ in informatics, Duc was famous for ' achievements in mathematics. When he was a secondary school student at the Hanoi-Amsterdam High School for the Gifted, he was selected for teams of excellent students to attend national and international competitions.

He won a gold medal with the highest score at the international mathematics competition in China in 2015, and platinum medal at the 2014 Asian Pacific Mathematical Olympiad.

Ngo Quy Dang – IMO gold medalist

In the 2019-2020 academic year, Ngo Quy Dang won second prize at the national competition for excellent students. The achievement brought Dang to the national team of selected students to attend the International Mathematics Olympiad (IMO) where he won a gold medal.

Dang got 36/42, the highest score gained by Vietnamese students at the competition.

Dang was always an excellent student called the ‘King of prizes’ at secondary school as he won a lot of prizes at competitions.

The great achievements in mathematics allowed him to enroll in the High School for the Gifted in Natural Sciences.

Truong Tuan Nghia - IMO gold medalist

Nghia won a gold medal at 2020 IMO, though he was an 11th student at the High School for the Gifted in Natural Sciences.

Nghia was praised by Prof Le Anh Vinh, head of the Vietnamese delegation attending the IMO. Vinh commented that Nghia is calm, careful and thoughtful.

Nghia showed his talent in mathematics at a very young age. When he was in 6th grade, he was selected to participate in APMOPS math exam in Singapore and listed among top 40. Later, he got the first and second prizes at the Hanoi competition for excellent students when he was in 8th and 9th grades.

Ho Viet Duc, gold medalist at IBO

Ho Viet Duc

Duc, a 12th grader in Thua Thien-Hue, was the only Vietnamese student winning a gold medal at the 2020 International Biology Olympiad.

His father is a lecturer at the Hue City University of Agriculture and Forestry. Duc has loved biology since his childhood.

Nghia showed his talent in mathematics at a very young age. When he was in 6th grade, he was selected to participate in APMOPS math exam in Singapore and listed among top 40. Later, he got the first and second prizes at the Hanoi competition for excellent students when he was in 8th and 9th grades.

When he was in 9th grade, he won first prize at the provincial competition in biology. One year later, he won first prize at the competition for students in the North Central Coastal provinces. When he was in 11th grade, he won second prize at a national competition. A year later he won a gold medal at the same competition .

Ly Hai Dang, gold medalist at IChO

With 96.75/100 score, Dang not only won a gold medal at the 2020 International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO), but also ranked fifth among 230 competition attendees from all over the world.

Dang’s mother said the boy has loved to read books since his childhood, especially books about chemistry. He began conducting experiments when he was at primary school.

Some years later, he decided to apply for the chemistry majoring class at the Tran Phu High School for the Gifted.

He won two gold medals at the competition for students in the coastal provinces and northern delta when he was in 10th and 11th grades. Also in these two years, he won the second prize at the national competition and got the Excellent prize with the maximum score at a competition in Australia.

Nguyen Hoang Duong, IChO gold medalist

Duong won a gold medal at the competition with 94.08/100 score, ranking 9th among 230 competitors. He was the youngest member of the Vietnamese national competition team.

Duong has been famous for his achievements in chemistry since he was in 9th grade, winning the third prize at the Hanoi competition.

He passed the exams to the three most prestigious schools, including the High School for the Gifted under the Hanoi University of Education, the Hanoi-Amsterdam High School for the Gifted, and the High School for the Gifted in Natural Sciences.

Duong also won first prize at the 37th International Mathematics Tournament of the Towns (ITOT) in Russia in the 7th grade; Bronze Medal at International Mathematics Competition (IMC) in the 8th grade and other prizes at international competitions.

Pham Trung Quoc Anh, gold medalist at IChO

Anh is very good at chemistry. When he was a secondary school student, he won first prize at the Nghe An provincial competition for excellent students in chemistry and came first in the entrance exam for the Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted.

The only female gold medalist

Dam Thi Minh Trang, a 12th grader at Le Hong Phong High School for the Gifted from Nam Dinh province, won two first prizes at the two national competitions in chemistry when she was in the 11th and 12th grades. 

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