USA IMO 2012 Team Announced!

May 14, 2012

The American Mathematics Competitions has announced the names of the students chosen to represent the United States of America at the 53rd International Mathematical Olympiad. The team will attend the Mathematical Olympiad Summer Program (MOSP) at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln to prepare them for their international competition, which will take place July 4-16 in Mar del Plata, Argentina.

The 2012 USA team includes:

  • Xiaoyu He, a senior at Acton-Boxborough Regional High School, Acton, MA. One of the 12 winners of the 2010 USAMO, He went on to win gold medals at the 2010 IMO and 2011 IMO.
  • Ravi Jagadeesan, a sophmore at Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, NH. One of the 12 winners for the 2011 USAMO, Jagadeesan has taken part in the US Physics Olympiad and the North American Computational Linguistics Olympiad.
  • Mitchell Lee, a senior, homeschooled in Oakton, VA. One of the 12 winners of the 2011 USAMO and 2010 USAMO, Lee was a member of the winning team at the 2011 Romanian Master of Mathematics and Science, a finalist in the 2011 USA Computing Olympiad, and a gold medal-winner at the 2011 IMO.
  • Bobby Shen, a junior at Dulles High School in Sugar Land, Texas. He won  Second-Place Individual Title at the 2008 MathCounts.
  • Thomas Swayze, a junior at Canyon Crest Academy, San Diego, CA. He received a perfect score on the 2008 AMC 8. He also qualified for the 2011 USAMO and attended 2011 MOSP.
  • David Yang, a junior at Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, NH. A gold medal-winner at the 2011 IMO, Yang was one of the top 12 winners at the 2011 USAMO and 2009 USAMO and a 2009 National MathCounts Written Competition first place and individual second place winner.

    • Zuming Feng (Phillips Exeter Academy) is returning as Team Leader with Loh Po-Shen (Carnegie Mellon University) as the Deputy Leader. 

    About IMO

    The International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) is a six-problem, 42-point math competition held over two days. More than 90 nations compete in this annual event, which is the oldest of the International Science Olympiads. Questions cover a wide range of mathematics. Past IMO questions can be found here.

    The U.S. has been represented by a small team of exceptionally talented high school students each year since 1974. 

    The MAA-produced documentary Hard Problems follows the U.S. team during the 2006 IMO. 

    About AMC

    The mission of the MAA's American Mathematics Competitions is to increase interest in mathematics and to develop problem solving through a fun competition. Teachers and schools benefit from the chance to challenge students with interesting mathematical questions that are aligned with curriculum standards at all levels of difficulty. In addition, students gain the opportunity to learn and achieve through competition with students in their school and around the world.

    Thanks to Our Sponsors

    The MAA would like to thank the organizations that sponsor the USAMO and MOSP programs, including: Akamai Foundation, DE Shaw & Co., Art of Problem Solving, Robert Balles, Math for America, Academy of Applied Science, American Mathematical Society, Awesome Math, Jane Street, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, American Statistical Association, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges, Casualty Actuarial Society, Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Mu Alpha Theta, Pi Mu Epsilon.

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