Iranian high school students are in this year’s 9th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA) on top of the medal table with three gold, four silver and three bronze medals.

This year’s competition was held from July 26 to August 4 in the Indonesian city of Semarang with the participation of 41 countries. The IOAA is an annual international astronomy competition for high school students and was first held in Thailand in 2007

Arman Vasigh Zadeh Ansari, Fatemeh Zargar Bashi and Ali Zare won the gold medals, Saeed Hojjati Nejad, Saeed Morteza Sadat, Mohammad Hadi Sotoudeh and Ali-Reza Arjmand Shakouri won the silver medals and Ali Chegini, Parsa Nourozi and Seyed Ali Hadian Emrai won the bronze medals.

Special awards were also given to Fatemeh Zargar Bashi (Most Creative Solution) and to Ali Zare (Best Theory).

Group photo at Prambanan Temple during the 2015 IOAA (International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics) held in Semarang, Indonesia

Iranian team at IOAA 2015 held in Semarang, Indonesia

Gold medalists at IOAA 2015 held in Semarang, Indonesia

Silver medalists at IOAA 2015 held in Semarang, Indonesia

Bronze medalists at IOAA 2015 held in Semarang, Indonesia

Special Awardees at IOAA 2015 held in Semarang, Indonesia

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Sources: Payvand News of Iran, IOAA 2015 Newsletter Vol.08 | Student rankings (p6), Special Awards and Honorable Mentions (p7), Medal distribution (p8) – (PDF), Facebook | IOAA 2015, IOAA 2015 | Photos