On July 28th, 2014, the 46th IChO came to a close with a ceremony that stirred mixed feelings among the participants.
On July 28th, 2014, the 46th IChO came to a close with a ceremony that stirred mixed feelings among the participants.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung gives his speech at the Closing Ceremorny
After nine days of solidarity, the 46th IChO no longer seems like a race for medals, but rather a playground for young chemists to shine as well as for them to exchange with others from participating countries and territories. During the nine days of the 46th IChO not only did we witness newly-developed friendships amongst the contestants, but also between the IChO students and volunteers, who, along with the organizing committee, always tried their utmost to help the participating students in whatever way possible. Nine days may not seem like a long time, but all the memories generated during that time, like the parties, trips, etc. are truly unforgettable. In the end, many have become good friends. Thus, as we come to the end, we can reflect on this event that has left such big holes in the hearts of so many who participated. On the final day itself, many tears were shed, proof of the bonds amongst “IChO family members”. So, let us recall some memorable moments from the 46th IChO.
“Gotcha! Delegates, I’ll take it from here”
Heated up by the opening ceremony, the tension nears!
Trying our hand at artisanal pottery before the first big day.
“Almighty ancient experts, please bless us during the forthcoming exams!”
Showtime!
More fun before yet another show time!
Showtime (again)!
Finally free to enjoy the beauty of Vietnamese nature.
Time to honor the winners.
After all, a contest is not a contest without a ranking of medals. Below is a summary of all the 46th IChO contestants’ results in Hanoi. Wishing each and every one of you the very best of success, dear young chemists!
|
No.
|
Full name
|
Country
|
TotalScore
|
Medal
|
|
1
|
Sun Jiarui
|
Singapore
|
87.08
|
Gold
|
|
2
|
Roman Didenko
|
Ukraine
|
86.08
|
Gold
|
|
3
|
Pham Mai Phuong
|
Vietnam
|
83.99
|
Gold
|
|
4
|
Chen Xi
|
Singapore
|
83.03
|
Gold
|
|
5
|
Khokhlov Khrystofor
|
Ukraine
|
80.79
|
Gold
|
|
6
|
Lin, Chung-Yueh
|
Taiwan
|
79.96
|
Gold
|
|
7
|
Fukunaga Toshiya
|
Japan
|
79.87
|
Gold
|
|
8
|
Chang, Chien-Hsun
|
Taiwan
|
78.79
|
Gold
|
|
9
|
He Qilin
|
China
|
78.51
|
Gold
|
|
10
|
Richard John Goodwin Simon
|
United Kingdom
|
78.46
|
Gold
|
|
11
|
Hirbod Heidari
|
Iran
|
77.41
|
Gold
|
|
12
|
Furkan Bahar
|
Turkey
|
76.21
|
Gold
|
|
13
|
Mateusz Szczęsny Szczygieł
|
Poland
|
75.96
|
Gold
|
|
14
|
Bundit Diloknawarit
|
Thailand
|
75.88
|
Gold
|
|
15
|
Pham Ngan Giang
|
Vietnam
|
75.85
|
Gold
|
|
16
|
Štefan Stanko
|
Slovakia
|
75.75
|
Gold
|
|
17
|
Filip Maria Andreea
|
Romania
|
75.34
|
Gold
|
|
18
|
Eunsong Lee
|
Korea
|
75.20
|
Gold
|
|
19
|
Morian Sonnet
|
Germany
|
75.06
|
Gold
|
|
20
|
Andreev Yury
|
Russia
|
75.05
|
Gold
|
|
21
|
James Surya
|
Indonesia
|
74.84
|
Gold
|
|
22
|
Boltaev Bekhzodbek Matyoqub Ogli
|
Uzbekistan
|
74.59
|
Gold
|
|
23
|
Kuzin Sergei
|
Russia
|
74.42
|
Gold
|
|
24
|
Adam Přáda
|
Czech Republic
|
74.41
|
Gold
|
|
25
|
Sergey Zaytsev
|
Russia
|
73.54
|
Gold
|
|
26
|
Wu Ruiheng
|
China
|
73.45
|
Gold
|
|
27
|
Wojciech Łyczek
|
Poland
|
73.06
|
Gold
|
|
28
|
Robert Qihang Kao
|
United States
|
72.86
|
Gold
|
|
29
|
Maximilian Keitel
|
Germany
|
70.49
|
Silver
|
|
30
|
Sadykov Aleksei
|
Russia
|
70.38
|
Silver
|
|
31
|
Iman Foroughmand
|
Iran
|
69.24
|
Silver
|
|
32
|
Adil
|
Kazakhstan
|
68.79
|
Silver
|
|
33
|
Watchara Ouysinprasert
|
Thailand
|
68.20
|
Silver
|
|
34
|
Do Viet Hung
|
Vietnam
|
67.71
|
Silver
|
|
35
|
Xie Fangbai
|
China
|
67.47
|
Silver
|
|
36
|
Yu, Fu-Ray
|
Taiwan
|
67.25
|
Silver
|
|
37
|
Yen, Wei-An
|
Taiwan
|
67.09
|
Silver
|
|
38
|
Stojalnikova Violeta
|
Lithuania
|
67.02
|
Silver
|
|
39
|
Mandric Vlad Mihai
|
Romania
|
66.96
|
Silver
|
|
40
|
Brandon Tan Kai Jie
|
Singapore
|
66.95
|
Silver
|
|
41
|
Derek Schawn Wang
|
United States
|
66.82
|
Silver
|
|
42
|
Aliaksandra Radchanka
|
Belarus
|
66.68
|
Silver
|
|
43
|
Andrei Loika
|
Belarus
|
66.53
|
Silver
|
|
44
|
Stephen Zhouyu Li
|
United States
|
66.15
|
Silver
|
|
45
|
Oleh Hordiychuk
|
Ukraine
|
65.91
|
Silver
|
|
46
|
Baturalp Yalçın
|
Turkey
|
65.78
|
Silver
|
|
47
|
Doan Quoc Hoai Nam
|
Vietnam
|
65.58
|
Silver
|
|
48
|
Calugaru Dumitru
|
Romania
|
65.38
|
Silver
|
|
49
|
Furkan Tozkoparan
|
Turkey
|
65.23
|
Silver
|
|
50
|
Andrew Chen
|
United States
|
65.08
|
Silver
|
|
51
|
Sirajuk Khongviwatsathien
|
Thailand
|
64.01
|
Silver
|
|
52
|
Borsik Gábor Bence
|
Hungary
|
63.38
|
Silver
|
|
53
|
Vladyslav Neshta
|
Ukraine
|
63.26
|
Silver
|
|
54
|
Samuel Jacob Alsop
|
Australia
|
62.83
|
Silver
|
|
55
|
Milosavljević Aleksa
|
Serbia
|
62.77
|
Silver
|
|
56
|
Grigaliunas Matas
|
Lithuania
|
62.73
|
Silver
|
|
57
|
Wibie Christianto
|
Indonesia
|
62.55
|
Silver
|
|
58
|
Hyunwoo Lee
|
Korea
|
62.42
|
Silver
|
|
59
|
Osaid Muhammad Ather
|
United Kingdom
|
62.17
|
Silver
|
|
60
|
John Zhou
|
Canada
|
61.94
|
Silver
|
|
61
|
Murhekar Aniket
|
India
|
61.94
|
Silver
|
|
62
|
Wong Wen Jun Lawrence
|
Singapore
|
61.81
|
Silver
|
|
63
|
Martin Balouch
|
Czech Republic
|
61.60
|
Silver
|
|
64
|
Wonki Hong
|
Korea
|
61.52
|
Silver
|
|
65
|
Morita Shumpei
|
Japan
|
61.17
|
Silver
|
|
66
|
Zhang Lipei
|
China
|
60.89
|
Silver
|
|
67
|
Putu Ivan Budi Gunawan
|
Indonesia
|
60.87
|
Silver
|
|
68
|
Andrei Shved
|
Belarus
|
60.65
|
Silver
|
|
69
|
George Thomas Fortune
|
United Kingdom
|
60.63
|
Silver
|
|
70
|
Goel Shubham
|
India
|
60.46
|
Silver
|
|
71
|
Karol Jakub Rząd
|
Poland
|
60.17
|
Silver
|
|
72
|
Yusuf Mert Demirlenk
|
Turkey
|
59.88
|
Silver
|
|
73
|
Masada Koichiro
|
Japan
|
59.58
|
Silver
|
|
74
|
Plangger Immanuel
|
Austria
|
59.47
|
Silver
|
|
75
|
Chan Jer Yong
|
Malaysia
|
59.45
|
Silver
|
|
76
|
Ivan Stefan Bogdan
|
Romania
|
59.26
|
Silver
|
|
77
|
Abu Bakar Abdul Hamid
|
Indonesia
|
58.80
|
Silver
|
|
78
|
Mukhsumov Javlonbek Xusniddin Ogli
|
Uzbekistan
|
58.34
|
Silver
|
|
79
|
Forman Ferenc Sándor
|
Hungary
|
58.31
|
Silver
|
|
80
|
Sunghwan Won
|
Korea
|
58.06
|
Silver
|
|
81
|
Kiem Dominik
|
Austria
|
57.54
|
Silver
|
|
82
|
Meng Ying Ge
|
Canada
|
57.11
|
Silver
|
|
83
|
Mohammadparsa Jabbary
|
Iran
|
57.02
|
Silver
|
|
84
|
Nopsinth Vithayapalert
|
Thailand
|
56.72
|
Silver
|
|
85
|
Miroslava Palacková
|
Slovakia
|
56.68
|
Silver
|
|
86
|
Gelzinyte Elena
|
Lithuania
|
56.28
|
Silver
|
|
87
|
María Clara Llamosas
|
Argentina
|
56.25
|
Silver
|
|
88
|
Mohammadmobin Hosseini
|
Iran
|
55.87
|
Silver
|
|
89
|
Angyal Péter
|
Hungary
|
55.75
|
Silver
|
|
90
|
Gaxiola Lopez Julio Cesar
|
Mexico
|
55.54
|
Silver
|
|
91
|
Kristopher Torp Jensen
|
Denmark
|
55.33
|
Silver
|
|
92
|
Kevin Wang
|
Australia
|
54.96
|
Bronze
|
|
93
|
Mark Nicholas Yep
|
New Zealand
|
54.92
|
Bronze
|
|
94
|
Robin Jules Quessard
|
France
|
54.86
|
Bronze
|
|
95
|
Pupeza Alexandru
|
Moldova
|
54.64
|
Bronze
|
|
96
|
Roman Staňo
|
Slovakia
|
54.48
|
Bronze
|
|
97
|
Mihael Erakovic
|
Croatia
|
54.38
|
Bronze
|
|
98
|
Hashim Nabeel M. Al Khunaizi
|
Saudi Arabia
|
54.21
|
Bronze
|
|
99
|
Andrei Siamionau
|
Belarus
|
54.04
|
Bronze
|
|
100
|
Babel Kushal
|
India
|
54.01
|
Bronze
|
|
101
|
Hayashi Kyoka
|
Japan
|
53.95
|
Bronze
|
|
102
|
Nešić Marko
|
Serbia
|
53.95
|
Bronze
|
|
103
|
Juan Manuel Perez Bertoldi
|
Argentina
|
53.42
|
Bronze
|
|
104
|
Rasmus Kisel
|
Estonia
|
53.11
|
Bronze
|
|
105
|
Kumar Aditya
|
India
|
52.82
|
Bronze
|
|
106
|
Leo Jiang
|
Australia
|
52.75
|
Bronze
|
|
107
|
Leal Sanchez Edith Alicia
|
Mexico
|
52.21
|
Bronze
|
|
108
|
Krajuškina Maria
|
Estonia
|
52.09
|
Bronze
|
|
109
|
Georg Dieter Michael Benno Christoph Berger
|
Germany
|
52.01
|
Bronze
|
|
110
|
Todd Tao Huang
|
Canada
|
51.83
|
Bronze
|
|
111
|
Alejandro Salinas Illarena
|
Spain
|
51.23
|
Bronze
|
|
112
|
Shlamovitz Ivan
|
Argentina
|
51.07
|
Bronze
|
|
113
|
Espino Rodriguez Andres
|
Mexico
|
50.96
|
Bronze
|
|
114
|
Isari Masuda
|
New Zealand
|
50.71
|
Bronze
|
|
115
|
Ross Aaron Shillito
|
New Zealand
|
50.25
|
Bronze
|
|
116
|
Beykov Pencho Boykov
|
Bulgaria
|
50.16
|
Bronze
|
|
117
|
Anna Sylwia Fabich
|
Poland
|
50.10
|
Bronze
|
|
118
|
Omar Fawaz I. Arafat
|
Saudi Arabia
|
49.91
|
Bronze
|
|
119
|
Domagoj Lasic
|
Croatia
|
49.84
|
Bronze
|
|
120
|
Blanco Santiago Francisco Saul
|
Mexico
|
49.84
|
Bronze
|
|
121
|
Stephen Andrew Roche
|
Australia
|
49.53
|
Bronze
|
|
122
|
Karl Erik Lillo
|
Estonia
|
49.03
|
Bronze
|
|
123
|
Alejo Thomas Perlov
|
Argentina
|
49.01
|
Bronze
|
|
124
|
Draksas Dovydas
|
Lithuania
|
48.97
|
Bronze
|
|
125
|
Edwin Ariel Figueroa Vasquez
|
El Salvador
|
48.48
|
Bronze
|
|
126
|
Valerio Lomanto
|
Italy
|
48.24
|
Bronze
|
|
127
|
Koprivica David
|
Serbia
|
48.23
|
Bronze
|
|
128
|
Mike Cornelis Wouter Marinus Pols
|
Netherlands
|
47.74
|
Bronze
|
|
129
|
Wolflehner Tobias
|
Austria
|
47.66
|
Bronze
|
|
130
|
Kevin Eiji Iwashita
|
Brazil
|
47.19
|
Bronze
|
|
131
|
Eleftheriou Giorgos
|
Cyprus
|
47.14
|
Bronze
|
|
132
|
Artur Souto Martins
|
Brazil
|
47.09
|
Bronze
|
|
133
|
Edgars Klētnieks
|
Latvia
|
46.91
|
Bronze
|
|
134
|
Mirza Muhammad Shujaat
|
Pakistan
|
46.86
|
Bronze
|
|
135
|
Saad Fahad S. Albawardi
|
Saudi Arabia
|
46.67
|
Bronze
|
|
136
|
Zhassulan
|
Kazakhstan
|
46.58
|
Bronze
|
|
137
|
Guvanch Gurbandurdyyev
|
Turkmenistan
|
46.43
|
Bronze
|
|
138
|
Hugo Chao Cui
|
France
|
46.32
|
Bronze
|
|
139
|
Katherine Louise Rolph
|
United Kingdom
|
46.12
|
Bronze
|
|
140
|
Leong Sheng Yuan
|
Malaysia
|
45.94
|
Bronze
|
|
141
|
Lorenzo Terenzi
|
Italy
|
45.81
|
Bronze
|
|
142
|
Scott Xiao
|
Canada
|
45.80
|
Bronze
|
|
143
|
Selaković Miloš
|
Serbia
|
45.63
|
Bronze
|
|
144
|
Issam Alannouf
|
Syria
|
45.32
|
Bronze
|
|
145
|
Anne Marie Omlor
|
Germany
|
45.31
|
Bronze
|
|
146
|
Ymro Nils Hoogendoorn
|
Netherlands
|
45.29
|
Bronze
|
|
147
|
Chan Song Moon
|
Brazil
|
45.06
|
Bronze
|
|
148
|
Stanislav Chvíla
|
Czech Republic
|
44.98
|
Bronze
|
|
149
|
Bruno Marinič
|
Slovenia
|
44.96
|
Bronze
|
|
150
|
Theodor William Lundberg
|
Denmark
|
44.60
|
Bronze
|
|
151
|
Lukas Severin Lüthy
|
Switzerland
|
44.42
|
Bronze
|
|
152
|
Boltaev Boburbek
|
Uzbekistan
|
44.31
|
Bronze
|
|
153
|
Karvonen Tuomas Aki Olavi
|
Finland
|
44.29
|
Bronze
|
|
154
|
Rahimov Murad
|
Azerbaijan
|
44.24
|
Bronze
|
|
155
|
Terzi Vladimir
|
Moldova
|
44.03
|
Bronze
|
|
156
|
James Loke Wen Liang
|
Malaysia
|
43.94
|
Bronze
|
|
157
|
Rodrigo Jose Mundo Dueñas
|
El Salvador
|
43.80
|
Bronze
|
|
158
|
Sütő Péter
|
Hungary
|
43.22
|
Bronze
|
|
159
|
Victor Xie
|
New Zealand
|
43.19
|
Bronze
|
|
160
|
Deglan Jesus Rivas Romero
|
Peru
|
43.03
|
Bronze
|
|
161
|
Kelvin Justiva
|
Denmark
|
42.97
|
Bronze
|
|
162
|
Serikzhan
|
Kazakhstan
|
42.44
|
Bronze
|
|
163
|
Isaeva Ezozakhon
|
Uzbekistan
|
42.31
|
Bronze
|
|
164
|
Suárez Vásquez Michael Alexander
|
Austria
|
41.67
|
Bronze
|
|
165
|
Elia Roei
|
Israel
|
41.49
|
Bronze
|
|
166
|
Nejc Kejžar
|
Slovenia
|
41.38
|
Bronze
|
|
167
|
Michaela Krákorová
|
Czech Republic
|
41.25
|
Bronze
|
|
168
|
Khalid Maqbool
|
Pakistan
|
41.18
|
Bronze
|
|
169
|
Temuujin Narankhuu
|
Mongolia
|
41.08
|
Bronze
|
|
170
|
Mihkel Kotli
|
Estonia
|
40.55
|
Bronze
|
|
171
|
Georgiev Kristiyan Krasimirov
|
Bulgaria
|
40.51
|
Bronze
|
|
172
|
Mona Koder Hamid
|
Sweden
|
40.45
|
Bronze
|
|
173
|
Shang Gary Jiarui
|
Switzerland
|
40.42
|
Bronze
|
|
174
|
Mitrev Boris Valeriev
|
Bulgaria
|
40.28
|
Bronze
|
|
175
|
Andrea Usenik
|
Croatia
|
40.07
|
Bronze
|
|
176
|
Maarten Peter Sijm
|
Netherlands
|
40.02
|
Bronze
|
|
177
|
Miguel Angel Aguilar Ramos
|
El Salvador
|
39.94
|
Bronze
|
|
178
|
Duy-Martin Tat
|
Norway
|
39.89
|
Bronze
|
|
179
|
Siddiqui Maheen Kausar
|
Pakistan
|
39.83
|
Bronze
|
|
180
|
Bat-Orgil Batjargal
|
Mongolia
|
39.41
|
Bronze
|
|
181
|
Jakub Obuch
|
Slovakia
|
39.16
|
Bronze
|
|
182
|
Aydogdy Bazarov
|
Turkmenistan
|
39.15
|
Bronze
|
|
183
|
Ritums Cepītis
|
Latvia
|
39.14
|
Bronze
|
|
184
|
Ahmadov Javid
|
Azerbaijan
|
38.75
|
Honorable Mention
|
|
185
|
Tan Ze Kai
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Malaysia
|
38.68
|
Honorable Mention
|
|
186
|
Calderon Mora Jennifer
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Costa Rica
|
38.55
|
Honorable Mention
|
|
187
|
Myrat Meredov
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Turkmenistan
|
38.42
|
Honorable Mention
|
|
188
|
Vistorte Salgado Alejandro Alexéi
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Cuba
|
38.28
|
Honorable Mention
|
|
189
|
Facundo Nicolás Cairo Malacre
|
Uruguay
|
38.16
|
Honorable Mention
|
|
190
|
Jan Jelen
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Slovenia
|
38.00
|
Honorable Mention
|
|
191
|
Alexis Michel Charles Warnier
|
Belgium
|
37.77
|
Honorable Mention
|
|
192
|
Álvaro Miguel Figueira Mendes Samagaio
|
Portugal
|
37.59
|
Honorable Mention
|
|
193
|
Christian Omar Altamirano Modesto
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Peru
|
37.59
|
Honorable Mention
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In conclusion, we, the hosts of the 46th IChO 2014 would like to express our sincere gratitude to the Vietnamese Government, the Ministry of Education and Training, the relevant committees, especially the IChO Steering Committee and Organizing Committee, for all their support and facilitation, and last but not least, our great thanks to the many volunteers, whose diligence kept this event on track.
As a famous Vietnamese idiom says, “Every party must come to an end”. To you, the elite from all the participating countries, may you have the very best memories of Vietnam. Please remember, our warmest welcome awaits you should you ever return to Vietnam at anytime!
Goodbye! The best of luck! See you again soon in Vietnam!