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Five Gold Medals Earned by the U.S. Physics Team at the 2025 International Physics Olympiad

U.S. Physics Team Earned Five Gold Medals the at the 2025 International Physics Olympiad

 

U. S. Physics Team Gold Medalists

Feodor Yevtushenko, Brian Zhang, Joshua Wang, Allen Li, and Agastya Goel

 

The U.S. Physics Team, represented by the five traveling members, competed with student scholars from 85 nations at the International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) held July 17–25 at PALAISEAU, Ecole Polytechnique, Paris, France. The 2025 International Physics Olympiad reflected the theme "Physics Beyond Frontiers." Each of these team members earned a Gold Medal. The U. S. Team is the only Country team to achieve five Gold Medals.

These five Gold Medal winners of the 2025 U.S. Physics Team are:
Agastya Goel
Allen Li
Joshua Wang
Feodor Yevtushenko
Brian Zhang

The coaches for the 2025 U.S. Physics Team are Academic Director, Tengiz Bibilashvili; Coaches, Kellan Colburn, Natalie LeBaron, Rishab Parthasarathy, and Elena Yudovina; and Junior Coach, Evan Erickson.

AAPT proudly congratulates these young physicists and their coaches for this outstanding representation of the United States as ambassadors of curiosity, of rigor, and of discovery on the global stage.

The Closing Ceremony is available on YouTube and contains a wealth of information about additional awards and prizes presented. 

The U.S. Physics Team is sponsored by the generous support of private donors, the American Institute for Physics and the member societies of the American Institute of Physics:
Acoustical Society of America
American Association of Physicists in Medicine
American Association of Physics Teachers
American Astronomical Society
ACA: The Structural Science Society
American Meteorological Society
American Physical Society
AVS: Science &Technology of Materials, Interfaces, and Processing
Optica
The Society of Rheology

Hosting University:
University of Maryland

Platinum Sponsor:
Citadel and Citadel Securities

Corporate Sponsors

About AAPT
AAPT is an international organization for physics educators, physicists, and industrial scientists—with members worldwide. Dedicated to enhancing the understanding and appreciation of physics through teaching, AAPT provides awards, publications, and programs that encourage teaching practical application of physics principles, support continuing professional development, and reward excellence in physics education. Founded in 1930, the Association is headquartered in the American Center for Physics at College Park, Maryland.