New success for BiH mathematicians: Four bronzes at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro

Four Olympians from Bosnia and Herzegovina received bronze medals at the 58th Mathematical Olympiad in Rio de Janeiro: Zlatko Salko Lagumdžija, Adisa Bolić, Amar Kurić, and Emir Mrkonja. Two more competitors received honorable mentions, Azur Đonlagić and Tijana Babić, writes the Patria agency.

In the competition of 611 competitors from 115 countries worldwide, our team won 44th place. The mathematicians competed individually on problems of algebra, combinatorics, geometry, and number theory. The competition lasted two days, with three mathematical problems to be solved each day, which must be original, meaning they must never have been published before.

The team leaders of the Bosnia and Herzegovina selection are Harun Hindija and his assistant Marko Ćitić.

BiH Team: Zlatko Salko Lagumdžija, Emin Mrkonja, and Amar Kurić from the International School in Sarajevo, Azur Đonlagić from the General Gymnasium KŠC “Sv. Franjo” from Tuzla, Adisa Bolić from Sarajevo College, and Tijana Babić from the Banja Luka Gymnasium.