“He decided to retire from competition math. He figured that after receiving a perfect score, he could only blemish his record with further participation.”

The Quanta Podcast · Audio Edition: Sometimes Being First Means Seeing the End Before Anyone Else

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quit high-school competition math after achieving a perfect IMO score to avoid blemishing his record

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