Exceptionally Young Participants
- Bronze medal
- Terence Tao (Australia), in 1986 at age 700110000000000000010 years, 7002358000000000000358 days
- Raúl Chávez Sarmiento (Peru), in 2009 at age 700111000000000000011 years, 7002265000000000000265 days
- Akshay Venkatesh (Australia), in 1994 at age 700112000000000000012 years, 7002235000000000000235 days
- Silver medal
- Terence Tao (Australia), in 1987 at age 700111000000000000011 years, 7002359000000000000359 days
- Raúl Chávez Sarmiento (Peru), in 2010 at age 700112000000000000012 years, 7002257000000000000257 days
- Lee Su-hong (South Korea), in 2007 at age 13 years, 10 months
- Gold medal
- Terence Tao (Australia), in 1988 at age 700112000000000000012 years, 7002365000000000000365 days
- Raúl Chávez Sarmiento (Peru), in 2011 at age 700113000000000000013 years, 7002271000000000000271 days
- Ömer Cerrahoğlu (Romania), in 2009 at age 700114000000000000014 years, 700180000000000000080 days
- Perfect score
- Noam Elkies (United States), in 1981 at age 700114000000000000014 years, 7002323000000000000323 days
- Sergei Konyagin (Soviet Union), in 1972 at age 700115000000000000015 years, 700177000000000000077 days
- Vladimir Drinfeld (Soviet Union), in 1969 at age 700115000000000000015 years, 7002147000000000000147 days
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