Thai students won 45 prizes - 10 gold medals, 11 silver medals, 19 bronze medals, four consolation medals, and a first runnerup trophy - for the overall score in the International Mathematics Competition 2010 (IMC), held in South Korea from July 25, Education Minister Chinnavorn Boonyakiat said yesterday.
The Office of Basic Education Commission (Obec) sent 32 student in eight teams (16 primary students and 16 lower secondary students) to attend the IMC and they brought home a total of 45 prizes, said Chinnavorn. He congratulated the students for winning and bringing fame to Thailand. Thai students also won the first runnerup trophy for overall score.
In the contest were 272 primary level students from 17 countries, while 340 students from 26 countries competed in the lower secondary level contest, he said.
The latest results:
In the primary level's individual category, Chulalongkorn University Demonstration Elementary School student Krit Boonyasiriseth won the gold medal.
Seven silver medallists were: Rannicha Saengsiriwuth from Anuban Ratchaburi School; Chawinthorn Siripipatworakhun from Anuban Nakhon Ratchasima; Passapol Urankul from Anuban Sakhon Nakhon; Supanat Meesawat from Bangkok's Yooyen Wittaya School; Saruth Komonkitiwattana from Assumption Elementary; Thanakorn Lertnithat from Anuban Chaiyaphum; and Chavarat Khamveera from Anuban Uttaradit School.
Six bronze medallists were: Srinakharinwirot University's Prasarnmit Demonstration School (Elementary) students Chetpongpat Buranasilpa and Passapong Pincharoen; Prayaprasertsuntrasai School student Athiwat Thoopthong; Rajavinit School student Suratsada Kirawittaya; Anuban Ubon Ratchathani student Juthamas Charoenkwan; and Kasetsart University Laboratory School student Thanapat Prakairungthong.
For the lower secondary level's individual category, five gold medallists were: Srinakharinwirot University's Prasarnmit Demonstration School students Jirawat Anantarojwong, Weerachai Neeranartwong and Paveen Pitimanaaree; Chulalongkorn University Demonstration School student Kittakorn Kantikul; and Songkhla's Saengthong Wittaya School student Kornwat Preuksanusak.
The two silver medallists were Samsen Wittayalai School student Natchanon Suaysom and Bangkok Christian College student Thanat Komonsiripakdee. Seven bronze medallists were Woramon Yomchinda, Athikan Somapa and Piriyakorn Piriyathamwong from Srinakharinwirot University's Patumwan Demonstration School, Supasuta Wongdama from Satriwithaya School; Theerawat Limlangkarn from Chiang Mai's Mongfort Wittayalai School; Peerasit Saelim from Songkhla's Hat Yai Wittayalai School; and Samsen Wittayalai School student Thanakorn Euboonsong.
Chinnavorn said Obec would send Thai students to compete in two competitions in late August - the International Olympiad on Math and Science in Indonesia, and the Asian Mathematical Olympiad (lower secondary) in Taiwan.