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The International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) has risen from very humble beginnings in 1967, when only three nations from Eastern Europe participated. The Olympiad has been held every year since and they now attract close to 80 countries from all continents. The goal of these competitions was, and continues to be, the encouragement of excellence in science education throughout the world; these competitions are the most prestigious of their kind for students at the high school or CÉGEP level.
All participating countries, Canada included, devote an enormous amount of time, energy, and money encouraging and preparing their most talented students so that they will do well in these competitions. The caliber of the competition is high and encompasses both theoretical knowledge and laboratory expertise.
Each year, the IPhO competition is held in different countries. In 1997, Canada was honoured to serve as host for the 28th IPhO (in Sudbury, Ontario).
Our national teams performed well at these competitions. Canada first participated in the International Physics Olympiad in 1985. As of 2019, our previous participants have won 9 Gold, 25 Silver, and 58 Bronze Medals, in addition to 39 Honourable Mentions.
The 2019 Competitions:
Due to lack of funding, we were unable to organize the the Canadian Olympiad Finals. The top scoring students in the Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP) High School Exam were invited to represent Canada at at the International Physics Olympiad (IPhO, Tel Aviv, Israel, July 7-15).
The students received one week of training prior to the competition. It is worth mentioning that teams from other countries are given anywhere from 2 weeks to 2 years of additional training for this competition.
2019 Canadian Team members were:
| Last name | First name | School | Province |
| Li | Zhening | Sir John A. Macdonald S.S. | ON |
| Xu | Yuheng (Jack) | Unionville High School | ON |
| Shen | Eric | University of Toronto Schools | ON |
| Liao | Isaac | Earl Haig Secondary School | ON |
| Li | Roger | Marc Garneau C.I. | ON |
The following students were selected based on their performance in the CAP High School Prize Exam to serve as members of the Canadian team for the 2019 International Physics Olympiad in Tel Aviv, Israel.
| Last name | First name | Medal |
| Li | Zhening | Silver |
| Liao | Isaac | Silver |
| Xu | Jack | Silver |
| Li | Roger | Bronze |
| Shen | Eric |
The 2018 Competitions:
Due to lack of funding, we were unable to organize the the Canadian Olympiad Finals. The top scoring students in the Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP) High School Exam were invited to represent Canada at at the International Physics Olympiad (IPhO, Lisbon, Portugal, July 21-29).
Our students did not get any formal training to prepare them for IPhO. It is worth mentioning that teams from other countries are given anywhere from 2 weeks to 2 years of additional training for this competition.
2018 Canadian Team members were:
| Last name | First name | School | Province |
| Wu | Manqiu | A.Y. Jackson Secondary School | ON |
| Mai | Steven | University of Toronto Schools | ON |
| You | Alex | Richmond Secondary | BC |
| David | Tang | University of Toronto Schools | ON |
| Liao | Isaac | Earl Haig Secondary School | ON |
The following students were selected based on their performance in the CAP High School Prize Exam to serve as members of the Canadian team for the 2018 International Physics Olympiad in Lisbon, Portugal and all received prizes!
| Last name | First name | Medal |
| Wu | Manqiu | Bronze |
| Tang | David | Bronze |
| You | Alex | Bronze |
| Mai | Steven | Bronze |
| Liao | Isaac | Honorable Mention |
The 2017 Competitions:
The 2017 Canadian Physics Olympiad Finals Camp took place at the University of British Columbia from May 19 to 26. Fourteen students who got top results in the Canadian Association of Physicists High School Exam came to Vancouver to compete for the five places on the team, which will represent Canada at the International Physics Olympiad (IPhO, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, July 16-24).
The students attended lectures, problem solving sessions and a lab and had four 5 hour long (IPhO standard) theoretical and experimental tests.
2017 Canadian Physics Olympiad Finals Camp participants were:
| Last name | First name | School | Province |
| Zheng | Guo | Richmond Hill High School | ON |
| Ye | Ming Yang | Bayview Secondary | ON |
| Amani | Pedram | West Vancouver Secondary | BC |
| Li | Michael | Marc Garneau Collegiate | ON |
| Yu | Felix | Crescent School | ON |
| Tang | Henry | Marc Garneau Collegiate | ON |
| Zhang | Matthew | Mulgrave School | BC |
| Xu | Jack | Unionville High School | ON |
| Tian | Edward | University of Toronto Schools | ON |
| Jiao | Xinyu | Western Canada High School | AB |
| Zheng | Ce | Western Canada High School | AB |
| Lamoureux | Benjamin | Strathcona High School | AB |
| Cui | Wentao | Old Scona Academic | AB |
| Khoroshilov | Anna | Lisgar Collegiate | ON |
The following students were selected from the above group to serve as members of the Canadian team for the 2017 International Physics Olympiad in Yogyakarta, Indonesia and all received medals!
| Last name | First name | Medal |
| Ye | Ming Yang | Gold |
| Amani | Pedram | Bronze |
| Xu | Jack | Bronze |
| Tang | Henry | Bronze |
| Zheng | Guo | Silver |
Final results for all participating countries will be posted on the 2017 International Physics Olympiad website.
The 2016 Competitions:
The 2016 Canadian Physics Olympiad Finals Camp took place at the University of British Columbia from May 25 to 27. Fifteen students who got top results in the Canadian Association of Physicists High School Exam came to Vancouver to compete for the five places on the team, which will represent Canada at the International Physics Olympiad (IPhO, Zurich, Switzerland, July 11 – 17).
The students attended lectures, problem solving sessions and a lab and had four 5 hour long (IPhO standard) theoretical and experimental tests.
2016 Canadian Physics Olympiad Finals Camp participants were:
| Last name | First name | School | Province |
| Liu | Stephen | Bayview S. S. | ON |
| Mai | Steven | UofT Schools | ON |
| Amani | Pedram | West Vancouver Secondary | BC |
| Ameri | Abtin | Bloor Collegiate | ON |
| Loo | Noel | Western Canada High School | AB |
| John | University Hill Secondary | BC | |
| Zhang | Yiqun | Marc Garneau C. I. | ON |
| Van Duong | Vincent | Marianopolis College | QC |
| Verkhovskaya | Anna | Western Canada High School | AB |
| Jiang | David | North Toronto C. I. | ON |
| Chen | Sean | Burnaby North Secondary | BC |
| Fugleberg | Nathan | Vincent Massey High School | MB |
| Wang | Shuolin | York Mills C. I. | ON |
| Li | Robert | Albert Campbell C. I. | ON |
| Xu | Yuheng (Jack) | Unionville H. S. | ON |
The following students were selected from the above group to serve as members of the Canadian team for the 2016 International Physics Olympiad in Zurich, Switzerland and all received a prize!
| Last name | First name | Medal |
| Liu | Stephen | Bronze |
| Mai | Steven | Bronze |
| Loo | Noel | Bronze |
| Zhang | Yiqun | Bronze |
| Xu | Yuheng (Jack) | Bronze |
Final results for all participating countries will be posted on the 2016 International Physics Olympiad website.
The report on Canada’s participation in the 47th International Physics Olympiad in Zurich, Switzerland can be found here.
The 2015 Competitions:
Due to limited funding, members of the 2015 Canadian Physics Olympiad team were selected based on their results Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP) High School Exam, and no National Camp or training was organized. The International Physics Olympiad 2015 was held in Mumbai, India July 4-13
The following students were selected based on their performance in the CAP High School Prize Exam to serve as members of the Canadian team for the 2015 International Physics Olympiad in Mumbai, India and all received a prize!
| Last name | First name | School Name | Province | Medal |
| Wu | Qingyue (Austin) | University of Toronto (extra students) | ON | Silver |
| Liu | Stephen | Bayview Secondary School | ON | Bronze |
| Wang | Oliver | St Robert Catholic Secondary School | ON | Bronze |
| Wu | Wilson | Pierre Elliot Trudeau High School | ON | Honorable Mention |
| Kim | Andrew (Jinwook) | University of Toronto Schools | ON | Honorable Mention |
Final results for all participating countries will be posted on the 2015 International Physics Olympiad website.
The report on Canada’s participation in the 46th International Physics Olympiad in Zurich, Switzerland can be found here.
The 2014 Competitions:
Due to limited funding, members of the 2014 Canadian Physics Olympiad team were selected based on their results Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP) High School Exam, and no National Camp or training was organized. The top five students were selected out of 996 writers from 170 Canadian Schools. The International Physics Olympiad 2014 was held in Astana, Kazakhstan July 13 – 21.
The following students were selected based on their performance in the CAP High School Prize Exam to serve as members of the Canadian team for the 2014 International Physics Olympiad in Astana, Kazakhstan and all received a prize!
| Last name | First name | School Name | Province | Medal |
| Wu | Henry | University of Toronto Schools | ON | Silver |
| Ni | Chris | A. Y. Jackson Secondary School | ON | Bronze |
| Molina Lovett | Antonio | Ecole Sainte-Anne | NB | Honorable Mention |
| Muthukuda | Pasindu | Burnaby Central Secondary School | BC | Honorable Mention |
| Kim | Andrew (Jinwook) | University of Toronto Schools | ON | Honorable Mention |
Final results for all participating countries will be posted on the 2014 International Physics Olympiad website.
The report on Canada’s participation in the 45th International Physics Olympiad in Zurich, Switzerland can be found here.
The 2013 Competitions:
The 2013 Canadian Physics Olympiad Finals Camp took place at the University of British Columbia from May 19 to 25. Eleven students who got top results in the Canadian Association of Physicists High School Exam and one selected on the basis of his performance at POPTOR (Toronto provincial Olympiad program) came to Vancouver to compete for the five places on the team, which will represent Canada at the International Physics Olympiad (IPhO, Copenhagen, Denmark, July 7 – 15).
The students attended lectures, problem solving sessions and a lab and had four 5 hour long (IPhO standard) theoretical and experimental tests.
2013 Canadian Physics Olympiad Finals Camp participants were:
| Last name | First name | School | Province |
| Barszcz | Jean-Alexandre | Bois-de-Boulogne | QC |
| Dai | Zheng | Lisgar Collegiate | ON |
| Fan | Jia Hui | St. Robert Catholic High School | ON |
| Gu | Bailey | Lisgar Collegiate | ON |
| Han | Yifei | Burnaby North Secondary School | BC |
| Li | Ziyan | St. George’s School | BC |
| Mei | Jiaxi (Jannis) | University of Toronto Schools | ON |
| Ni | Chris | A. Y. Jackson Secondary School | ON |
| Sheng | Hao Zhe | Bayview Secondary School | ON |
| Suo | Shun Da | Victoria Park Collegiate Institute | ON |
| Totz | Keiler | St. Michaels University School | BC |
| Wu | Henry | University of Toronto Schools | ON |
The following students were selected from the above group to serve as members of the Canadian team for the 2013 International Physics Olympiad in Copenhagen, Denmark and all received a prize!
| Last name | First name | Medal |
| Gu | Bailey | Bronze |
| Mei | Jannis | Honorable Mention |
| Sheng | Hao Zhe | Bronze |
| Suo | Shun Da | Honorable Mention |
| Wu | Henry | Silver |
Final results for all participating countries will be posted on the 2013 International Physics Olympiad website.
The report on Canada’s participation in the 44th International Physics Olympiad in Zurich, Switzerland can be found here.
The 2012 Competitions:
The 2012 National Olympiad Finals (NOF) were held at the University of British Columbia from May 21 to 25. Fifteen students came to Vancouver to compete for the five places on the team, which represented Canada at the International Physics Olympiad (IPhO, Tallinn, Estonia, July 15 – 24).
2012 Physics NOF participants were:
| Last name | First name | School | Province |
| Bhatla | Christopher | Western Canada High School | AB |
| Blouin | Simon | Bois-de-Boulogne | QC |
| Borissov | Anton | Waterloo Collegiate Institute | ON |
| Downing | Tristan | Semiahmoo | BC |
| Ebadi | Sepher | Langstaff Secondary School | ON |
| Fan | Jia Hui | St. Robert Catholic High School | ON |
| Fisher | Wesley | Dartmouth High School | NS |
| Yun Jia | Guan | University of Toronto Schools | ON |
| Kim | Ji Sup | Yale | BC |
| Lu | Sean | Vincent Massey Secondary School | ON |
| Mei | Jannis | University of Toronto Schools | ON |
| Wu | Henry | University of Toronto Schools | ON |
| Yao | Yuan | Colonel By Secondary School | ON |
| Cao | Run Ze | Martingrove C. I. | ON |
| Zhan | Eric | University of Toronto Schools | ON |
The following students were selected from the above group to serve as members of the Canadian team for the 2012 International Physics Olympiad in Tallinn, Estonia and all got medals!
| Last name | First name | Medal |
| Blouin | Simon | Bronze |
| Downing | Tristan | Bronze |
| Ebadi | Sepher | Bronze |
| Guan | Yun Jia (Melody) | Bronze |
| Wu | Henry | Silver |
Final results for all participating countries will be posted on the 2012 International Physics Olympiad website.