Proud of Nghe An: Student Nguyen The Quan wins the only Gold Medal for Vietnam at the International Physics Olympiad.
The only gold medal for Vietnam at the International Physics Olympiad was won by Nguyen The Quan, a 12th-grade student from Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted. This is Quan's second gold medal this school year.
This morning, July 24th, Mr. Nguyen Trong Hoan – Chief of the Office of the Department of Education and Training – stated that student Nguyen The QuanPhan Boi Chau Specialized High SchoolHe won the Gold Medal at the 2025 International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) held in the Republic of France.
This is the only gold medal for the Vietnamese team in this year's competition. Previously, during this school year, Nguyen The Quan won first prize in the national physics competition for gifted students and a gold medal at the Asia-Pacific Physics Olympiad. While in 11th grade, Nguyen The Quan won a bronze medal at the Asian Physics Olympiad. In this year's competition, The Quan ranked second in the world in the experimental section.
The remaining four students from the Vietnamese team all won Silver Medals.
These are Ly Ba Khoi, a 12th-grade student from the High School for Gifted Students in Natural Sciences, University of Natural Sciences, Vietnam National University, Hanoi; Truong Duc Dung, a 12th-grade student from the High School for Gifted Students in Natural Sciences, University of Natural Sciences, Vietnam National University, Hanoi; Nguyen Cong Vinh, a 12th-grade student from Bac Ninh High School for Gifted Students, Bac Ninh province; and Tran Le Thien Nhan, a 12th-grade student from Quoc Hoc Hue High School for Gifted Students, Hue city.
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With 1 Gold Medal and 4 Silver Medals, the Vietnamese team is among the top 10 countries with the highest results at IPhO 2025.
The 55th International Physics Olympiad will be held in the Republic of France from July 17th to July 25th, 2025, with the participation of 94 delegations (including 5 observer delegations) from 94 countries and territories, with 406 contestants.
The IPhO 2025 exam consists of two official exam days: one day for the theory exam and one day for the practical exam, with each exam lasting 5 hours.
At the end of the 2024-2025 school year, Phan Boi Chau Specialized High School had 7 students who won medals at regional and international Olympic competitions, including 4 gold medals and 3 silver medals.
