Damjan Davkov

Damjan Davkov is a mathematician from Štip, North Macedonia, and one of the most decorated International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) contestants from his country. He represented North Macedonia at seven consecutive IMOs (2020-2026), winning Honourable Mention in 2020, Silver in 2021, 2022 and 2025, and Gold in 2023, 2024 and 2026. He has also competed in the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI), winning Silver in 2025 and 2026.

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• Won gold at IMO 2026 in Shanghai (33 pts, rank 23) - his third IMO gold and highest IMO score, reported as an 'incredible success' by Macedonian media.Jul 19, 2026
• Competes in competitive programming for North Macedonia at the IOI, with silver medals in 2025 (380.77 pts, rank 55/330) and 2026 (312.96 pts, rank 84/375) - indicating a rare dual strength in math olympiad and informatics.Jul 1, 2026
• Won a high-school-level mathematics olympiad while still in 8th grade, earning the public nickname 'Pythagoras from Shtip'; the Ministry of Education then refused the stipend it had promised because the win was at high-school level, triggering public outcry.Feb 9, 2021
• Nicknamed 'the Pythagoras from Shtip' in Macedonian media; profile by panoptikum.mk frames him as the country's national math hope.Jul 21, 2026
• Named among North Macedonia's six best mathematicians competing at the IMO (Oslo, 2022 edition coverage) - confirming his standing as a fixture on the national team.Jul 1, 2022
• State champion in mathematics as a pupil in Shtip (2020).Sep 8, 2020
• Noted on the Global Talent Network tracker for North Macedonia, a listing of high-achieving students flagged for international talent pipelines.Jan 1, 2026
• Active Chess.com account (damjandavkov) - a name-verified but unconfirmed-by-crosslink footprint; treat as probable, not proven.Jan 1, 2026