Ömer Cerrahoğlu
| Ömer Cerrahoğlu | |
|---|---|
| Born |
3 May 1995 Istanbul, Turkey |
| Nationality |
 Romanian |
| Known for | Third youngest gold medalist in IMO history |
Ömer Cerrahoğlu (born 3 May 1995)[1] is a Romanian child prodigy in mathematics. At the age of 14 years, 80 days, he won a gold medal at the 2009 International Mathematical Olympiad, making him the third youngest gold medalist in IMO history, behind Terence Tao and Raúl Chávez Sarmiento.[2] Since then, he won three more silver medals at the 2010, 2011 and 2013 IMO's missing the gold by only 1, 2 and 1 points respectively and one more gold medal at the IMO 2012 in Argentina. He was born in Istanbul from a Romanian mother and a Turkish father and when he was 5 years old, he moved with his family in Baia Mare, Romania. He currently studies at MIT.
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