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Lukas Novak
Croatian mathematician; IMO 2017 silver medalist (Croatia); assistant at the Department of Mathematics, University of Zagreb
University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science (PMF) · academic
Lukas Novak (mag. math.) is a Croatian mathematician who represented Croatia at the International Mathematical Olympiad, winning a silver medal at IMO 2017 in Rio de Janeiro with 20/42 points (rank 103). He first competed at IMO 2015 from Čakovec. As a student at Gimnazija Josipa Slavenskog in Čakovec he trained at the Varaždin Centre of Excellence in Mathematics (Centar izvrsnosti iz matematike) from the 5th grade of primary school. He now works as an assistant (asistent) at the Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb.
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UniversityUniversity of Zagreb
- Now an assistant (asistent) at the Department of Mathematics, University of Zagreb (PMF), with the title mag. math. - the IMO medalist trajectory into a Croatian academic career.2025
- Won silver at IMO 2017 as a 4th-grade (final-year) student of Gimnazija Josipa Slavenskog in Čakovec, training at the Varaždin Centre of Excellence in Mathematics since the 5th grade of primary school - a regional-talented-student pipeline rather than a Zagreb elite-gymnasium route.Jul 24, 2017
- His IMO 2017 silver (20/42) placed him tied with teammate Adrian Beker as Croatia's top scorer, part of a Croatian team that finished 35th with 102 points.Jul 2017
Education
Gimnazija Josipa Slavenskog Čakovec
University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science (PMF), Department of Mathematics
AchievementsSilver medal, 58th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) 2017, Rio de Janeiro, representing Croatia: 20/42 points, rank 103 · Competed for Croatia at IMO 2015 (8/42 points, rank 394) · Trained at the Varaždin Centre of Excellence in Mathematics (Centar izvrsnosti iz matematike) from 5th grade of primary school
AwardsSilver medal, International Mathematical Olympiad 2017
Competition record
Croatia · IMO