The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has just received official results information of the Vietnamese team participating in the 38th Asia-Pacific Mathematical Olympiad (APMO) in 2026.
Accordingly, the Vietnamese team won 1 Gold Medal, 2 Silver Medals, 4 Bronze Medals and 3 Certificates of Merit.
With this achievement, Vietnam ranked 7th/45 countries and territories.
The organizing committee of the 38th Asia-Pacific Mathematical Olympiad (APMO) has officially approved the results of 417 candidates nominated for award consideration from 45 countries and territories participating in the exam.
According to the regulations of the exam, the Organizing Committee awarded 166 official prizes, including 19 Gold Medals, 41 Silver Medals and 106 Bronze Medals; and awarded 174 Certificates of Merit to students with outstanding achievements.
The Vietnamese team has 10 contestants proposed for award consideration and achieved results including: 1 Gold Medal, 2 Silver Medals, 4 Bronze Medals and 3 Certificates of Merit.
According to the regulations of the organizers, each country is allowed to register a maximum of 10 contestants for award consideration; the number of medals awarded to each country is also limited to a maximum of 1 Gold Medal, a maximum of 3 Gold and Silver Medals, a maximum of 7 Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals. With the achieved results, the Vietnamese team excellently won the maximum number of medals according to the regulations of the exam.
Vietnam's Gold Medal belongs to Tran Dai Thanh Danh - a 12th grade student, High School for the Gifted, Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City - with a score of 27.
Two Silver Medals were awarded to Pham Dang Nguyen - 12th grade student, Hanoi - Amsterdam High School for the Gifted, Hanoi city and Nguyen Hoang Phuong - 11th grade student, Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted, Nghe An province - both achieving 25 points.
Four Bronze Medals belong to: Phan Thanh Huy - 12th grade student, Hanoi - Amsterdam High School for the Gifted, Hanoi city; Tran Anh Quan - 12th grade student, Le Quy Don High School for the Gifted, Dien Bien province; Nguyen Dinh Tung - 12th grade student, High School for Gifted Students in Natural Sciences, University of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi; Nguyen Bao Khanh - 11th grade student, Lam Son High School for the Gifted, Thanh Hoa province.
The three students awarded Certificates of Merit by the organizers include: Luu Trong Phuc - 12th grade student, Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted, Nghe An province; Bui Nhat Minh - 10th grade student, High School for the Gifted, Hanoi National University of Education; Vo Sy Quoc Anh - 12th grade student, Ha Tinh High School for the Gifted.
With this result, the Vietnamese team ranked 7th out of 45 participating countries and territories, after the United States, South Korea, Japan, India, Malaysia and Singapore.
The 2026 Asia-Pacific Mathematical Olympiad will be held on March 10, 2026, at the Institute for Advanced Study in Mathematics. The Vietnamese delegation includes 22 students, including 2 students from the 2025 IMO team and 20 students with the highest achievements in the national excellent student selection exam for the 2025-2026 school year.
In 2026, the exam will be held simultaneously in 45 countries and territories around the world (including 43 official participating countries and 2 observer countries), an increase of 8 countries compared to 2025.
This is a special milestone for the Vietnamese Mathematical Olympiad movement when our country returned to participate in APMO after 25 years of interruption. At the same time, from 2026, Vietnam will take on the role of the main coordinating country of the exam in the period 2026-2028, equivalent to the role of the host country. The Institute for Advanced Study in Mathematics is assigned by the Ministry of Education and Training to preside over the APMO exam in Vietnam.
According to regulations, each candidate takes the test in 4 hours with 5 math problems of different difficulty; each problem has a maximum score of 7 points. After the exam ends, the test papers and results of the candidates are sent to the International Organizing Committee for appraisal. Official results on medals and international rankings are announced after completing the grading process and score coordination between participating countries.
The Asia-Pacific Mathematical Olympiad is one of the prestigious academic playgrounds for high school students in the region and the world, contributing to promoting exchange, learning, developing mathematical competence and discovering young talents in the field of mathematics.
