Romanian students emerged victorious at the 44th Balkan Mathematical Olympiad (BMO 2026), held from May 3 to 8 in Thessaloniki, Greece. The team secured one gold, one silver, and four bronze medals.
Medal Winners
Leading the charge was Andrei Vila from the International Computer High School of Bucharest, who won the gold medal. He was followed by David-Vlad Marghidan from the same school, who claimed a silver. Four bronze medals were awarded to Mircea Maxim Rebengiuc from the “Tudor Vianu” National College of Computer Science in Bucharest, Ștefan-Cătălin Savu from the “Ion Luca Caragiale” National College in Ploiești, and Aida Mitroi and Alexandru Ciobotea, both from the International Computer High School of Bucharest.
Team Coordinators
The team was managed by Professors Cătălin Gherghe from the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science at the University of Bucharest and Ovidiu Sontea from the “Tudor Vianu” National College in Bucharest.
Competition Overview
The BMO 2026 featured teams from 12 member countries, including Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, North Macedonia, Montenegro, the Republic of Moldova, Romania, Serbia, and Turkey. Additionally, guest teams from Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Azerbaijan, France, Georgia, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Malaysia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Great Britain joined the event.
Support for Romanian Team
Romania’s Ministry of Education and Research supported the national team by covering participation fees, travel expenses, and providing a daily allowance for the duration of the competition.
