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</span></font></div><div>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On Jul 23, 2012, at 2:55 PM, Jessica St-James <<a href="mailto:commsp@cms.math.ca">commsp@cms.math.ca</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite">
<div><span>(Le français suit l'anglais)</span><br><span>*</span><br><span>Math Team Canada 2012 Wins Olympiad Gold, Silver and Bronze*</span><br><span>/Unprecedented performance at the International Mathematical Olympiad/</span><br>
<span></span><br><span></span><br><span>/Photo: Kim Willia//ms, Banff Centre/</span><br><span>Front Row (leaders and trainers) L-R: David Arthur, Ralph Furmaniak, </span><br><span>Lindsey Shorser, Alex Fink</span><br><span>Back Row (team) L-R: Calvin Deng, Alex Song, Daniel Spivak, Matthew </span><br>
<span>Brennan, Kevin Zhou, James Rickards</span><br><span>*</span><br><span>*</span><br><span>*OTTAWA, Ontario* – Six Canadian high school students are celebrating </span><br><span>their success as they return home from the 53rd International </span><br>
<span>Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) in Mar del Plata, Argentina. Each of the six </span><br><span>students earned a medal for Canada after competing against over 500 </span><br><span>students at the world’s most challenging high school level mathematics </span><br>
<span>competition.</span><br><span></span><br><span>The students received their medals at the IMO closing ceremonies on </span><br><span>Sunday, July 15. Gold medals were awarded to Calvin Deng (Cary, NC </span><br><span>resident), Alex Song (Waterloo), and Matthew Brennan (Toronto). James </span><br>
<span>Rickards (Ottawa) was awarded a silver medal and Daniel Spivak (Toronto) </span><br><span>and Kevin Zhou (Toronto) were awarded bronze medals.</span><br><span></span><br><span>The team’s success ranks Canada as 5th in the world out of 100 competing </span><br>
<span>countries.</span><br><span></span><br><span>“Math Team Canada’s fifth place ranking is the best standing Canada has </span><br><span>received since we began participating at the IMO in 1981,” said Keith </span><br><span>Taylor, President of the Canadian Mathematical Society. “I am extremely </span><br>
<span>proud of our team for the long hours of studying and the dedication that </span><br><span>earned them this extraordinary standing.”</span><br><span></span><br><span>“The contest was extremely challenging this year and the fact that we </span><br>
<span>managed to do so well is a true testament to the students’ hard work and </span><br><span>talent, and an absolutely remarkable achievement,” said Jacob Tsimerman, </span><br><span>Leader of Math Team Canada 2012.</span><br>
<span></span><br><span>------------------------------------------------------------------------</span><br><span>*L’équipe mathématiques du Canada 2012 gagnés olympiade or, argent et </span><br><span>bronze*</span><br><span>/Rendement sans précédent à l’Olympiade internationale de mathématiques/</span><br>
<span></span><br><span></span><br><span>/Photo: Kim Willia//ms, Banff Centre/</span><br><span>Première ligne G-D: David Arthur, Ralph Furmaniak, Lindsey Shorser, Alex </span><br><span>Fink</span><br><span>Deuxième ligne G-D: Calvin Deng, Alex Song, Daniel Spivak, Matthew </span><br>
<span>Brennan, Kevin Zhou, James Rickards</span><br><span>*</span><br><span>*</span><br><span>*OTTAWA, Ontario* –Six étudiants canadiens du secondaire célèbrent leur </span><br><span>réussite en rentrant au pays, après avoir participé à la 53e Olympiade </span><br>
<span>internationale de mathématiques (OIM) à Mar del Plata, en Argentine. </span><br><span>Chacun des six étudiants a remporté une médaille pour le Canada après </span><br><span>avoir affronté plus de 500 étudiants dans le cadre du concours de </span><br>
<span>mathématiques pour étudiants du secondaire le plus exigeant au monde.</span><br><span>Les étudiants ont reçu leur médaille au cours des cérémonies de clôture </span><br><span>de l’OIM le dimanche 15 juillet. Des médailles d’or ont été remises à </span><br>
<span>Calvin Deng (résident de Cary, en Caroline du Nord), à Alex Song </span><br><span>(Waterloo) et à Matthew Brennan (Toronto). James Rickards (Ottawa) a </span><br><span>reçu une médaille d’argent et Daniel Spivak (Toronto) et Kevin Zhou </span><br>
<span>(Toronto) une médaille de bronze.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Grâce au succès de l’équipe, le Canada se classe au 5e rang dans le </span><br><span>monde parmi les 100 pays participants.</span><br><span></span><br>
<span>« Cette cinquième place pour l’Équipe mathématiques du Canada est la </span><br><span>meilleure position jamais obtenue pour le Canada depuis que nous avons </span><br><span>commencé à participer à l’OIM en 1981, a indiqué Keith Taylor, président </span><br>
<span>de la Société mathématique du Canada. Je suis extrêmement fier de notre </span><br><span>équipe compte tenu des longues heures que les membres ont consacrées à </span><br><span>étudier et pour leur dévouement, qui leur a permis d’obtenir ce </span><br>
<span>classement extraordinaire. »</span><br><span></span><br><span>« Le concours était extrêmement difficile cette année, et que nous ayons </span><br><span>si bien réussi est indicateur du travail ardu et du talent des </span><br>
<span>étudiants. Il s’agit d’une formidable réussite », de dire Jacob </span><br><span>Tsimerman, chef de l’Équipe mathématiques du Canada 2012.</span><br><span></span><br><span>-- </span><br><span></span><br><span>Jessica St-James</span><br>
<span>Communications and Special Projects Officer</span><br><span>Canadian Mathematical Society</span><br><span>Tel: +1 (613) 733-2662 ext. 728</span><br><span></span><br><span>/Think before you PRINT!/</span><br><span>Please consider the environment.</span><br>
<span></span><br><span> [cms web link] <<a href="http://cms.math.ca/">http://cms.math.ca/</a>> </span><br><span></span><br><span>Jessica St-James</span><br><span>Communications et projets spéciaux</span><br><span>Société mathématique du Canada</span><br>
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