1989

AMO 1989

This was the first year in which the Asian Pacific Mathematics Olympiad (APMO) was held. So for the first time the results of the Australian Mathematical Olympiad in February and the APMO in March were used to select the following students for participation in the IBM/AMO Mathematics School held at Melbourne Grammar School in April.

  • Timothy Adam, Year 11, Scotch College, Vic
  • Danny Calegari, Year 12, Melbourne Grammar School, Vic
  • Russell Coker, Year 11, Yarra Valley Grammar School, Vic
  • Kevin Davy, Year 12, St Kevin's College, Vic
  • Angelo di Pasquale, Year 10, Eltham College, Vic
  • Anthony Douglas, Year 10, Knox Grammar School, NSW
  • Christopher Eckett, Year 12, Brisbane Grammar School, Qld
  • Philip Gleeson, Year 12, St Joseph's College, NSW
  • Luke Kameron, Year 10, Knox Grammar School, NSW
  • Mark Kisin, Year 12, Melbourne Grammar School, Vic
  • Joseph Lau, Year 11, North Sydney Boys High School, NSW
  • Aaron Minney, Year 12, St Joseph's College, NSW
  • Alan Offer, Year 12, Caboolture High School, Qld
  • Martin Roberts, Year 10, Clarence High School, Tas
  • Brian Weatherson, Year 11, Mazenod College, Vic
  • Simon Wilson, Year 11, Canberra Grammar School, ACT
  • Alan Wong, Year 11, Sydney Technical High School, NSW
  • Dominic Yip, Year 11, Crows Nest Boys High School, NSW
  • Gerald Yong, Year 10, Rossmoyne Senior High School, WA

As a result of examinations during the School, together with AMO and APMO results, the following students were selected to represent Australia at the 1989 International Mathematical Olympiad in Braunschweig, West Germany: Danny Calegari, Kevin Davey, Philip Gleeson, Mark Kisin, Alan Offer, Brian Weatherson, and Christopher Eckett (reserve). Danny Calegari later withdrew from the team and his place was taken by Christopher Eckett.

RESULTS OF FIRST ASIAN PACIFIC MATHEMATICS OLYMPIAD 1989

Participating Countries and scores

TOP 10 AUSTRALIAN SCORES

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2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

NAME

CALEGARI Danny

Melbourne C of E Boys Grammar School Vic

DAVEY Kevin

St Kevin's College Vic

KISIN Mark

Melbourne C of E Boys Grammar School Vic

OFFER Alan

Caboolture State High School Qld

WEATHERSON Brian

Mazenod College Vic

YIP Dominic

Crows Nest Boys High School NSW

GLEESON Philip

St Joseph's College NSW

ECKETT Christopher

Brisbane Grammar School Qld

LOY Clement

Shore School NSW

WONG Alan

Sydney Technical High School NSW

YR

12

12

12

12

11

11

12

12

12

11

Q1

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

Q2

6

7

7

7

2

2

1

2

2

1

Q3

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

Q4

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Q5

7

3

1

1

2

1

1

0

0

0

TOT

29

25

22

22

18

17

16

16

16

15