Serbian Informatics Team Wins Three Bronze Medals at International Olympiad
Translated from Serbian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
At a glance
- Serbia's Informatics Olympiad team won three bronze medals at the international competition in Uzbekistan.
- The medalists, Pavle Damjanović, Nikola Šami, and Petar Banović, are all students from Belgrade's Mathematical Gymnasium.
- The Serbian team was selected through a series of competitions organized by the Mathematical Society of Serbia.
The Serbian national team participating in the International Olympiad in Informatics for high school students in Uzbekistan has achieved significant success, securing three bronze medals. The announcement came from the Mathematical Society of Serbia, highlighting the accomplishments of its young competitors.
The three bronze medals were awarded to Pavle Damjanović, Nikola Šami, and Petar Banović. All three are talented students from the prestigious Mathematical Gymnasium in Belgrade, a school known for nurturing academic excellence in mathematics and computer science. Stefan Šebez, also from the same gymnasium, was another member of the Serbian delegation.
The team's leadership included Marko Milenković from ETH Zurich and Miloš Milutinović from the University of Belgrade's School of Electrical Engineering. Their guidance was instrumental in preparing the students for the rigorous international competition.
This year's Olympiad saw a total of 375 participants from 97 countries competing in the official category. The Serbian team's selection process involved a series of challenging competitions organized by the Mathematical Society of Serbia, with the endorsement of the Ministry of Education, ensuring that the most promising young talents represented the country.
Originally published by N1 Serbia in Serbian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.