Australian mathletes have won two gold medals at the International Mathematics Olympiad in Germany, this week, for only the second time.

The mathstars were Andrew Price (Melbourne) and Sampson Wong (Sydney) picking up gold, with other teammates picking up one silver, two bronze and an honourable mention.

Australia finished 23rd out of 104 nations. The top positions were taken out by neighbours China, Japan, Russia, South Korea and North Korea. New Zealand finished 66th.

Well done to the team, you have made Australia proud! More info and the full medal tally is available at the Australian Mathematics Trust site.

(Source & Image: Australian Mathematics Trust)

Ever wanted to represent Australia? You may have thought that being a cricket, netball or athletics star is the way to  go.

For some top students their scientific knowledge has become their passport to don the Green and Gold and compete for Australia.

The International Science Olympiad is a program where top science students compete in a range of subject areas. This year the Physics students will head to Mexico, Chemistry students to the UK, Biology students to Japan and Infomatics students to Bulgaria.

Last year Australia picked up two gold, six silver and four bronze medals. Good luck to this year’s Olympians and let’s see if we can do better!

(Source: Brisbane Times | Image: Brisbane Times)