Conference rusure::math

1121.0. "The 30th International Mathematical Olympiad" by HPSTEK::XIA (In my beginning is my end.) Fri Sep 15 1989 22:11

From: Notices of the American Mathematical Society, Sept 1989
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	A team of six American high school students placed fifth in 
	the 30th International Mathematical Olympiad, held July 14-24
	in Braunschweig, West Germany, with one team member receiving a 
	perfect score.

	The American team scored 207 out of a possible 252 and led the 
	participating western countries in a competition dominated by eastern
	nations.  Ahead of the Americans were teams from China (237), Romania
	(223), the U.S.S.R. (217), and East Germany (216).  There were only 3
	western countries among the top 13 teams, with West Germany placing
	8th and France 13th.  Fifty countries sent a total of 291 students to
	the competition.

	The judges also awarded individual first, second, and third prizes
	to deserving team members.  Jordan Ellenberg of Potomac, MD received 
	gold medal for a perfect score of 42, one of only 10 perfect scores.
	Four American team members received silver medals: Samuel Kutin of 
	Old Westbury, NY (32), Andrew Kresch of Havertown, PA (37), Jeffrey
	Vanderkam of Raleigh, NC (35), and Samuel Vandervelde of Amherst, VA 
	(32).  David Carlton of Oberlin, OH received a bronze medal (24).
	Twenty gold, 55 silver, and 72 bronze medals were awarded.
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