All Vietnamese students win medals at 2025 Int’l Physics Olympiad
VOV.VN - All five members of Vietnam’s national team won medals at the 55th International Physics Olympiad (IPhO 2025) in France, placing Vietnam among the top 10 highest-scoring delegations globally, according to the Ministry of Education and Training.

The only gold medal went to Nguyen The Quan from Phan Boi Chau High School for Gifted Students in the southern province of Nghe An.
Meanwhile, four silver medals were taken by Ly Ba Khoi and Truong Duc Dung from the High School for Gifted Students, Hanoi University of Science, Vietnam National University; Nguyen Cong Vinh from Bac Ninh High School for the Gifted in the northern province of Bac Ninh; and Tran Le Thien Nhan from Quoc Hoc – Hue High School for the Gifted in Hue City.
The result continues Vietnam’s strong record at international academic competitions and affirms the country’s effective approach to identifying and nurturing gifted students, said the Ministry of Education and Training.
IPhO 2025 took place in France from July 17 to 25, gathering 406 contestants from 94 countries and territories, including five observer teams. The competition featured two exam days - one for theoretical physics and the other for experimental tasks, each lasting five hours.
The closing ceremony and official results announcement will be broadcast live at 9:00 p.m. (local time) on July 24 via the official IPhO 2025 YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@InternationalPhysicsOlympiad25.