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Team USA Wins 2 Gold and 2 Silver Medals at 55th IChO in Zurich, Switzerland

We are thrilled to announce that all four members of Team USA earned 2 silver and 2 gold medals at the 55th International Chemistry Olympiad in Zurich, Switzerland. Out of 348 participants, 217 were awarded gold, silver, or bronze medals.

The Team USA medalists are:

  • Mingwen Duan, East Lyme High School, CT, Connecticut Valley Local Section, silver medal,
  • Alice Liu, Marquette High School, MO, St. Louis Local Section, silver medal,
  • Anurag Sodhi, Centennial High School, MD, Maryland Local Section, gold medal
  • Phoenix Wu, Seven Lakes High School, TX, Greater Houston Local Section, gold medal

This year 87 countries and 8 individual participants competed in the IChO.

We are immensely proud of the Team USA.

Congratulations!

2023 Team USA: L to R Anurag Sodhi (gold medal), Mingwen Duan (silver medal), Phoenix Wu (gold medal), Alice Liu (silver medal).
Lily Raines