Ninh Binh’s student secures gold medal at 56th International Physics Olympiad 2026

As a member of the team, Nguyen Thi Bich Ngoc, a 12^th grader from Le Hong Phong High School for the Gifted inNinh Binh province, successfully secured a gold medal.

The 56th International Physics Olympiad attracted 381 outstanding students from 85 countries and territories across the world.

All five members of the Vietnameseteam won medals, marking the country’s strongest performance in the competition to date.

The achievements placed Vietnam among the top seven-performing teams at this year’s Olympiad. It is also the first time that two Vietnamese contestants earned a perfect score of 30/30 in the theoretical examination, surpassing previous performances despite matching the team’s 2017 tally in terms of medal numbers.

The gold medallists were Vu Nguyen Nguyen, an 11th-grade student from Hanoi-Amsterdam High School for the Gifted in Hanoi, who achieved a perfect score of 30/30 in the theory test; Nguyen Nhat Minh, an 11th-grade student from the High School for the Gifted under the University of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, who also scored a perfect 30/30 in the theory test; Ta Ngoc Minh, a 12th-grade student from Bac Ninh High School for the Gifted in Bac Ninh province; and Nguyen Thi Bich Ngoc, a 12th-grade student from Le Hong Phong High School for the Gifted in Ninh Binh province.

Le Duy Khanh, an 11th-grade student from Lam Son High School for the Gifted in Thanh Hoa province, won the silver medal.

The gold medal won by Nguyen Thi Bich Ngoc further affirmed the high-quality education of Le Hong Phong d High School for the Gifted in particular, and Ninh Binh province in general. Prior to her outstanding achievement at the 56^th International Physics Olympiad, sheconsecutively won first prize in the national excellent student selection exam and a silver medal at the Asian Physics Olympiad (APhO) 2026.

This excellent achievement at IPhO 2026 extends the list of achievements of Ninh Binh students, thereby creating motivation to promote the emulation movement in learning and scientific research among the younger generation./.