Indonesia Wins 4 Gold Medals in International Physics Olympics

Monday, 26 July, 2010 15:26 WIB

TEMPO Interactive, Pamekasan:The Indonesian Physics Olympics Team (TOFI) has won four gold medals and one silver medal. The team of five students was sent to the 41st International Physics Olympics in Zagreb, Croatia, on July 17 to 25, 2010.

The gold medal was won by Muhammad Sohibul Maromi (State High School Number 1 Pamekasan, Madura, East Java), Christian George Emor (Lokon St. Nikolaus High School, Tomohon, North Sulawesi), David Giovanni (Penabur Gading Serpong High School, Tangerang, Banten), and Kevin Soedyatmiko (State High School Number 12 Jakarta). The silver medal was won by Ahmad Ataka (State High School Number 3 Yogyakarta).

TOFI’s achievement this year was an improvement over last year’s performance in Mexico where they only won one gold medal, three silver, and one bronze medal.

The arrival of Mohammad Shohibul Maromi was greeted by Pamekasan Regent Kholilurrahman at the regency hall yesterday. Kholilurrahman hoped that his achievement can motivate other students to study more diligently and continue the tradition of winning gold medals at the International Physics Olympics.

State High School Number 1 Pamekasan Principal, Basyoir, said this was an extraordinary achievement. “I don’t have the words for it,” he said yesterday.

For State High School Number 1 in Pamekasan, this is not the first of such an achievement. In 2006, another student, Andi Oktavian Latief, also won the 37th International Physics Olympics in Singapore. At that time, TOFI won four gold medals and one silver medal.

“Thanks be to God, Alhamdulillah, we are the only regency in Madura to have achieved this,” Basyoir said proudly.

Before departing for Croatia, Shohibul and Ali Ihsanul Qauli, also from State High School Number 1 Pamekasan, won silver and bronze medals in the 10th Asian Physics Olympics held in Bangkok, Thailand, in 2009.


In the 11th Asian Physics Olympics held in Taiwan on April 23 to May 2010, both students won a silver medal and an honorable mention. The success in Taiwan qualified Romi to become a TOFI member with four other students competing in Zagreb.


MUSTHOFA BISRI

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