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Mathematics competitions or mathematical olympiads are competitive events where participants complete a math test. These tests may require multiple choice or numeric answers, or a detailed written solution or proof.

International mathematics competitions

  • Championnat International de Jeux Mathématiques et Logiques — for all ages, mainly for French-speaking countries, but participation is not limited by language.
  • China Girls Mathematical Olympiad (CGMO) — held annually for teams of girls representing different regions within China and a few other countries.
  • European Girls' Mathematical Olympiad (EGMO) — since April 2012
  • Integration Bee — competition in integral calculus held in various institutions of higher learning in the United States and some other countries
  • International Mathematical Modeling Challenge — team contest for high school students
  • International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) — the oldest international Olympiad, occurring annually since 1959.
  • International Mathematics Competition for University Students (IMC) — international competition for undergraduate students.
  • Mathematical Contest in Modeling (MCM) — team contest for undergraduates
  • Mathematical Kangaroo — worldwide competition.
  • Mental Calculation World Cup — contest for the best mental calculators
  • Primary Mathematics World Contest (PMWC) — worldwide competition
  • Rocket City Math League (RCML) — Competition run by students at Virgil I. Grissom High School with levels ranging from Explorer (Pre-Algebra) to Discovery (Comprehensive)
  • Romanian Master of Mathematics and Sciences — Olympiad for the selection of the top 20 countries in the last IMO.
  • Tournament of the Towns — worldwide competition.

Multinational regional mathematics competitions

  • Asian Pacific Mathematics Olympiad (APMO) — Pacific rim
  • Balkan Mathematical Olympiad — for students from Balkan area
  • Baltic Way — Baltic area
  • ICAS-Mathematics (formerly Australasian Schools Mathematics Assessment)
  • Mediterranean Mathematics Competition. Olympiad for countries in the Mediterranean zone.
  • Noetic Learning math contest — United States and Canada (primary schools)
  • Nordic Mathematical Contest (NMC) — the five Nordic countries
  • North East Asian Mathematics Competition (NEAMC) — North-East Asia
  • Pan African Mathematics Olympiads (PAMO)
  • South East Asian Mathematics Competition (SEAMC) — South-East Asia
  • William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition — United States and Canada

National mathematics olympiads

Australia

  • Australian Mathematics Competition

Bangladesh

  • Bangladesh Mathematical Olympiad (Jatio Gonit Utshob)

Belgium

  • Olympiade Mathématique Belge — competition for French-speaking students in Belgium
  • Vlaamse Wiskunde Olympiade — competition for Dutch-speaking students in Belgium

Brazil

  • Olimpíada Brasileira de Matemática (OBM) — national competition open to all students from sixth grade to university
  • Olimpíada Brasileira de Matemática das Escolas Públicas (OBMEP) — national competition open to public-school students from fourth grade to high school

Canada

  • Canadian Open Mathematics Challenge — Canada's premier national mathematics competition open to any student with an interest in and grasp of high school math and organised by Canadian Mathematical Society
  • Canadian Mathematical Olympiad — competition whose top performers represent Canada at the International Mathematical Olympiad
  • The Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing (CEMC) based out of the University of Waterloo hosts long-standing national competitions for grade levels 7–12
  • MathChallengers (formerly MathCounts BC) — for eighth, ninth, and tenth grade students

China

  • Chinese Mathematical Olympiad [zh] (CMO)

France

  • Concours général — competition whose mathematics portion is open to twelfth grade students

Hong Kong

  • Hong Kong Mathematics Olympiad
  • Hong Kong Mathematical High Achievers Selection Contest — for students from Form 1 to Form 3
  • Pui Ching Invitational Mathematics Competition
  • Primary Mathematics World Contest
  • Global Mathematics Elite Competition

Hungary

  • Miklós Schweitzer Competition
  • Középiskolai Matematikai Lapok — correspondence competition for students from 9th–12th grade
  • National Secondary School Academic Competition – Mathematics

India

  • Indian National Mathematical Olympiad
  • Science Olympiad Foundation - Conducts Mathematics Olympiads

Indonesia

  • National Science Olympiad (Olimpiade Sains Nasional) — includes mathematics along with various science topics

Kenya

  • Moi National Mathematics Contest — prepared and hosted by Mang'u High School but open to students from all Kenyan high schools

Nigeria

  • Cowbellpedia. This contest is sponsored by Promasidor Nigeria. It is open to students from eight to eighteen, at public and private schools in Nigeria.

Russia

  • Moscow Mathematical Olympiad (Московская математическая олимпиада [ru]) – founded in 1935 making it a precursor of the International Mathematical Olympiad

Saudi Arabia

  • KFUPM mathematics olympiad – organized by King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM).

Singapore

  • Singapore Mathematical Olympiad (SMO) — organized by the Singapore Mathematical Society, the competition is open to all pre-university students in Singapore.

South Africa

  • University of Cape Town Mathematics Competition — open to students in grades 8 through 12 in the Western Cape province.

United States

  • SC Mathematic Competition (SCMC) — based California, RSO@USC, United States

National elementary school competitions (K–5) and higher

  • Math League (grades 4–12)
  • Mathematical Olympiads for Elementary and Middle Schools (MOEMS) (grades 4–6 and 7–8)
  • Noetic Learning math contest (grades 2-8)

National middle school competitions (grades 6–8) and lower/higher

  • American Mathematics Contest 8 (AMC->8), formerly the American Junior High School Mathematics Examination (AJHSME)
  • Math League (grades 4–12)
  • MATHCOUNTS
  • Mathematical Olympiads for Elementary and Middle Schools (MOEMS)
  • Noetic Learning math contest (grades 2-8)
  • Rocket City Math League (pre-algebra to calculus)
  • United States of America Mathematical Talent Search (USAMTS)

National high school competitions (grade 9–12) and lower

  • American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME)
  • American Mathematics Contest 10 (AMC10)
  • American Mathematics Contest 12 (AMC12), formerly the American High School Mathematics Examination (AHSME)
  • American Regions Mathematics League (ARML)
  • Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament (HMMT)
  • iTest
  • High School Mathematical Contest in Modeling (HiMCM)
  • Math League (grades 4–12)
  • Math-O-Vision (grades 9–12)
  • Math Prize for Girls
  • MathWorks Math Modeling Challenge
  • Mu Alpha Theta
  • United States of America Mathematical Olympiad (USAMO)
  • United States of America Mathematical Talent Search (USAMTS)
  • Rocket City Math League (pre-algebra to calculus)

National college competitions

  • AMATYC Mathematics Contest
  • Mathematical Contest in Modeling (MCM)
  • William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition

Regional competitions

  • SC Mathematic Competition (SCMC) — based California, RSO@USC, United States
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