International science olympiad

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The international science olympiads are competitions for (senior) pupils at secondary schools all over the world. They include:

• The International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO, since 1959; not held in 1980)
• The International Physics Olympiad (IPhO, since 1967; not held in 1973, 1978, 1980)
• The International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO, since 1968; not held in 1971)
• The International Biology Olympiad (IBO, since 1990)
• The International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI, since 1989)
• The International Astronomy Olympiad (IAO, since 1996)
• The International Linguistic Olympiad (???, since 2003)
• The Central European Olympiad in Informatics (CEOI, since 1994)

For information on the Olympic Games (athletics), see International Olympic Committee.

This is not related to the American high school science competition known as Science Olympiad.

See also

• Soviet Student Olympiads

External links

• International Science Olympiads

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