Israeli participants win 18 medals at International Science Olympiads

The Israeli national team won three gold medals this week at the International Science Olympiad. The participants, from ninth to twelfth grades, competed in four Olympics: physics, math, chemistry, and biology, against representatives from more than a hundred countries. In all, the Israelis won 18 medals, including three gold, eight silver, and seven bronze medals.

The students trained for the competitions at Israeli universities as part of a joint venture between the Ministry of Education and the Center for Future Scientists. The physics team was trained at Ben Gurion University, and all its members won medals: one gold, two silver, and two bronze.

Beyond winning the gold, Revital Wallach recorded an extraordinary achievement when she defeated 369 participants from 74 countries and was ranked first in the field, to become the first Israeli student to win gold in physics.

David Israel