Israel’s medal winners: (l-r) Guy Segal, Dan Karliner, Offer Kopelevitch, Gilad Kishony and Shoham Jacoby.Pic: Eli Raz
Students return with one gold medal, three silver and one bronze from International competition held in Denmark. Israel ranked 13th out of 83 participating countries, up 12 places from last year’s event
Israeli students won five medals – one gold, three silver and one bronze – in IPhO 2013, the 44th International Physics Olympiad, which concluded in Denmark on Monday.
The gold medal was won by Dan Karliner from Hakfar Hayarok High School. The silver medals were won by Offer Kopelevitch from Haemek Hamaaravi High School, Guy Segal from the Hebrew Reali High School in Haifa and Gil-Ad Kishony of Haifa’s Leo Baeck High School. Shoham Jacoby from the WIZO Nahalal Youth Village took home a bronze medal.
“Before the competition I expected a silver medal, so I am very satisfied,” said Dan Karliner, who won the gold. “The exam was long, but not too difficult.”
Fellow team member Offer Kopelevitch, who won a silver medal, said “the competition was harder than I expected, but I really enjoyed it and I am glad I managed to win.”
At the end of the eight-day International Physics Olympiad, Israel ranked 13th out of the 83 participating countries, up 12 places from last year’s competition. This achievement comes several days after Israeli students won four medals in the International Olympiad in Informatics held in Brisbane, Australia.
