China Girls Math Olympiad

Founded in 2002, the CGMO began as a regional competition for teams of female students from China and other eastern Asian countries (including Russia). It was later expanded to invite teams from more countries, including the United States, Canada, South Africa, United Kingdom, and Australia among the invitees.

The U.S. girls team has been award-winning since it first competed in the CGMO in 2007. In fact, every member of the team has won a medal since the summer of 2008 when the team scored two gold medals, one silver medal, and five bronze medals. Again, in 2009, all seven team members earned top honors: two gold medals, three silver medals, and two bronze medals. 

Funding for this project is provided by IBM Research – Almaden, Akamai Foundation, Mathematical Association of America, the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute, Sunlin and Priscilla Chou Foundation, and Science Workshop.