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International Mathematical Olympiad (English name: International Mathematical Olympiad), whose name originated from the Soviet Union, links ancient Greece, the birthplace of sports competitions and science, with mathematical competitions.
In the first half of the 20th century, different countries organized all kinds of mathematics competitions at all levels, first in schools, then in regions, and then in the whole country, and gradually formed a pyramid competition system. The further development of national competitions naturally creates the necessary conditions for the formation of the highest level international Olympic competition.
On July 12, 2023, in the 64th International Mathematical Olympiad, all six players from China won gold medals, and the China team won five consecutive international mathematical olympiads.
Professor Roman, a Romanian mathematician, put forward an initiative in 1956 and held the first International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) in Romania in July 1959. Only Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania and the Soviet Union participated.
After that, it will be held once a year (1980 only once), and the number of participating countries and regions will gradually increase, with more than 80 teams participating in this event. 1985 China participated in the International Mathematical Olympiad for the first time. After more than 40 years of development, the operation of the International Mathematical Olympiad has gradually become institutionalized and standardized, and a set of established routines has been followed by previous hosts.
On July 12, 2023, in the 64th International Mathematical Olympiad, which ended in Chiba Prefecture, all six players from China won gold medals, two of them won gold medals with full marks, and China won five consecutive championships with a total score of 240 points.