IMO 2010: final results
Monday, July 12, 2010 6:48The medal cut offs were set this evening at bronze 15, silver 21, gold 27, giving us everything we could have hoped for: two silver medals, for Malcolm and Tom, and four bronze medals, for Stephen, Edward, Robert and Scott. We are ranked 29th out of 96 countries, giving us a relative ranking of 70%, our highest to date, and we will be bringing home six medals for the first time ever, as well as our fifth and sixth silvers. This has been a fantastic year for the New Zealand IMO team.
We’re unable to communicate directly with the team at present – they’re still 240km away at Baldauren, and our phones don’t have service – but shortly after the medal cutoffs were decided the UK deputy showed us a text from his team, saying “New Zealand is ecstatic, they’re celebrating with Patiakin” (a member of their team). They will be transferred back to Astana tomorrow, and we’re looking forward to seeing them again and congratulating them then.
Full results for the 2010 IMO can be found on imo-official.org.
Qing Zhang says:
July 12th, 2010 at 7:47 am
Congraltulations to Malcolm and Tom for your silver medal!!! Congratulations to Stephen, Edward, Robert and Scott for your bronze medal!!! Congratulations to NE team for 29th ranking in the world!!! Best ever result comes from your hard work. Many thanks to team leaders and coachs from NZ and Netherland for the training. Wish you all well in last couple of days in Kazakhstan. Enjoy the victory and have a big celebration!
Michael Albert says:
July 12th, 2010 at 8:09 am
Absolutely outstanding result all around. Congratulations once again to all.
Simon and Lynette Mackereth says:
July 12th, 2010 at 8:28 am
Congratulations to the whole team for a superb result! We are so happy for you and proud of you all! Well done.
Michael Albert says:
July 12th, 2010 at 8:51 am
Oh, and especially congratulations to the leadership on what surely has to be the best “efficiency” score at the IMO!
Efficiency score = maximum number of points team could lose without affecting their medal or HM results.
Four is pretty hard to beat!
David Yan says:
July 12th, 2010 at 9:03 am
Wow, what an excellent result for the NZ team! 6 medals! Congratulations to you all!
Sophie Yuan says:
July 12th, 2010 at 10:24 am
very proud of you! Well done! and Thank you!
Jim & Jacqui Granville says:
July 12th, 2010 at 10:55 am
Well done NZ, more medals than Kazakhstan, Japan, Singapore, UK, Canada, Netherlands and those Auzzies too!
Go NZ!
Jieying says:
July 12th, 2010 at 4:48 pm
Congratulations to the whole team ! Thanks to team leaders and coachs! Enjoy your trip!
Ian Seong says:
July 13th, 2010 at 12:21 am
… Wow!!!~~~!!! 2 Silvers, 4 Bronzes and 29th in the world!!! Congratulations
Heather says:
July 13th, 2010 at 10:21 am
Absolutely fabulous. Safe travels home.
Keith Mandeno says:
July 13th, 2010 at 3:06 pm
Dear Malcolm and all. Congratulations on your capabilities. A proud moment for families, friends and the Maths community. I will look out for a mention on the One TV News!
Lesley Tuffley says:
July 13th, 2010 at 9:09 pm
A wonderful result! Congratulations to everyone involved. Wow! A medal for each contestant and the best ranking NZ has ever had! You must all be very thrilled.
Benedict Morrissey says:
July 14th, 2010 at 11:23 am
Congratulations to the team. This is a great result.
Peter Hall says:
July 14th, 2010 at 11:14 pm
Congratulations team. Beat the Aussies!
Outstanding effort!
Margot Phillipps says:
July 15th, 2010 at 5:22 am
A fantastic result and congratulations to the whole team. You’ve laid down a challenge for us in Informatics!!
Ian Seong says:
August 2nd, 2010 at 9:02 pm
Congratz kkkkkk