Gold at the 2024 International Mathematical Olympiad

At this year’s International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO), held in Great Britain, students from Bosnia and Herzegovina won three gold, one silver and two bronze medals, thus achieving a historic success.

This is the 32nd time that our country has participated in the IMO, the most prestigious mathematical competition in the world, and in the previous 31 participations, not a single student managed to win a gold medal. Fortunately, that wait has come to an end, so our students, beyond all expectations, won as many as three gold medals this year. Our golden boys are: Benjamin Mujkić, 3rd grade student of Second High School Sarajevo; Andrej Krčmar, 2nd grade student of Banja Luka High School and Vuk Janković, 1st grade student of High School "Jovan Ducic" Needs.

In this way, they wrote the history of BiH mathematics in golden letters. Although they have won many awards before, this is the crown of their work and effort.

Other students from Bosnia and Herzegovina also achieved notable results: Harun Alibegović, a graduate of Richmond Park International Secondary School Sarajevo, won a silver medal, while Adnan Osmić and Naida Gavranović, students of Second High School Sarajevo, won bronze medals. Adisa Bolić was the leader at this year’s historic Olympics for Bosnia and Herzegovina, while Bojan Pažin was the deputy. This is also the first time that all students from Bosnia and Herzegovina were decorated with medals at the IMO. In the team ranking, Bosnia and Herzegovina took 13th place in the competition of 108 countries, which is by far the best team ranking in history (the previous best ranking was 29th place).

The Association of Mathematicians of Sarajevo Canton congratulated the students and leaders, and pointed out that all these students have been attending the Mathematics School for Gifted Students for years, which they organize. They also add that they were aware that they had a fantastic team, considering that all team members had already won medals at international competitions, but that they could not even dream of such a result.

By the way, the Ministry of Education of the KS has been systematically supporting the departure of students to international competitions for three years, and provides scholarships and awards for gifted students.

They invited everyone who wants to welcome the BiH Olympic team to come to the Sarajevo airport on Wednesday, July 24. at 7:50 p.m.