Ngo Quy Dang: From 'golden boy' of mathematics to Outstanding Young Vietnamese Face

A typical face for the field of study

Ngo Quy Dang (former student of class 12A1, High School for Gifted Students in Natural Sciences, Vietnam National University, Hanoi) is known as a male student who won the Gold Medal twice at the International Mathematical Olympiad. He also achieved the absolute score of this exam in 2022. Specifically, in the 2021-2022 school year, Quy Dang won the Gold Medal at the 63rd International Mathematical Olympiad with a perfect score of 42/42. Previously, in the 2019-2020 school year, Ngo Quy Dang won the Gold Medal at the 61st International Mathematical Olympiad and became the first 10th grader in our country to achieve this result, ranking 4th in the world that year. In addition, Quy Dang also won many awards and medals in other regional and international Math and Informatics competitions. He also achieved the title of excellent student for 12 consecutive years; won First and Second prizes in Math in the National Excellent Student Competition in the 2021-2022 and 2019-2020 school years, respectively. He is also a Promising Young Vietnamese Face of 2020. And recently, the Council for the Outstanding Young Vietnamese Faces of 2022 award has officially announced the 10 most outstanding young faces in various fields. Quy Dang is a typical face in the field of education. Since his junior high school years, Ngo Quy Dang has been nicknamed the "king of awards" in Mathematics and was admitted directly to grade 10 at the High School for the Gifted in Natural Sciences thanks to his outstanding achievements in Mathematics. Receiving the Gold Medal from the Mayor of Oslo, Norway at the City Hall - where the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded annually, is the most honor and memorable memory for Ngo Quy Dang when attending IMO 2022.

Not satisfied with past achievements

Sharing about the review process, according to Dang, to get good results in the exam, you need to be passionate, love the subject, be diligent, and review regularly. Therefore, I always have a notebook to write down difficult math problems so that when I have free time, I can read them once or many times to understand the idea of ​​that problem. Dang always finds joy in learning. He has been passionate about Math since he was little, when he found converting numbers and using numbers very fun. At that time, it was just a hobby. His passion really started when he entered middle school and was exposed to interesting and new types of math. When he entered high school, joined the team environment, met like-minded friends and met extremely dedicated teachers, his passion burned and helped him have a lot of motivation to study. "It cannot be said that there were no difficulties, I studied a lot of math every day, more than 10 hours a day, sometimes I felt tired and exhausted, but just thinking that I could achieve success, following in the footsteps of those who went before, my fatigue disappeared. I was very happy when I solved a difficult problem that I had to think about for 3-4 hours" - the "golden boy" shared. Very mature, Dang shared his thoughts on the road ahead: People often say that it is very difficult to overcome the peak of glory, however, I am not satisfied with past achievements. I have achieved initial success and I believe that I will achieve new successes if I continue to make efforts. Ngo Quy Dang "revealed" that he decided to join the talented undergraduate class of mathematics at the University of Natural Sciences, where two factors converge, there are leading professors, famous with many articles published internationally, very prestigious and nurturing me a solid foundation of advanced mathematics "so that no matter where I go in the future, I will have a foundation and build from there". To get to where he is today, the most important factor for Dang is luck when he met good and dedicated teachers on his journey. They spared no effort and sweat to create interesting but also challenging Math problems. If there is anything he does not understand, the teachers are always ready to answer. In addition, he received enthusiastic support from his family. His parents are a solid support system so that he can focus on studying Math. When he has successes, his parents are there to cheer him up, and when he fails, they are also there to encourage him, giving him the motivation to stand up and move on. Accompanying him are friends, brothers and sisters who share the same passion, motivation and goals. During this time, he has learned a lot from everyone. He has been able to share ideas, discuss difficult Math problems and has gradually matured since then - the "golden boy" shared simply.

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