The Korean medalists pose for a picture at the ninth International Earth Science Olympiad in Poços de Caldas, Brazil.
Korea won second place at the ninth International Earth Science Olympiad (IESO).
Ninety-seven students from 25 countries competed over nine days at the Olympiad starting on Sept. 13 in Poços de Caldas, Brazil. Team Korea won two gold medals and two silver medals, winning second place in the competition. Taiwan came in first place and Indonesia placed third at the Olympiad.
Jung Seung-won, a student from the Gyeonggi Science High School for the Gifted, received a gold medal as Best Individual at the competition.
The Korean medalists pose for a picture with their medals: (from left) Jung Seung-won and Kim Byung-hyun from the Gyeonggi Science High School for the Gifted, Eun Seung-wuk from Incheon Science High School and Ahn Seung-beom from Kongju National University High School.
The IESO, launched in 2007, is a competition aimed at increasing understanding of earth science, a discipline that includes everything from astronomy and geology through to oceanography and atmospheric sciences.
Team Korea poses for a picture with a Taegeukgi after the awards ceremony.
By Chang Iou-chung
Korea.net Staff Writer
Photos: Korea Foundation for the Advancement of Science & Creativity
