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Unprecedented medal by Julia Leguiza highlighted Brazil in EGMO 2026, an international female mathematics competition held in France, in a campaign that gathered gold, silver, bronze, and honorable mention for Brazilian students from four states.
Julia de Paula Pessoa Leguiza, a student from Ceará, won Brazil’s gold medal in the 15th European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad, held in Bordeaux, France, and helped the Brazilian team finish in 15th place overall among 67 participating countries.
Announced by the Brazilian Mathematical Society on June 12, 2026, the result consolidated the country’s best campaign in the international female competition and positioned the Brazilian delegation as the best placed in Latin America in that edition.
In the sum of the tests, Brazil obtained one gold medal, one silver, one bronze, and one honorable mention, a performance confirmed by the official EGMO list, which recorded Julia Leguiza with 23 points and a gold medal.
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The achievement gained attention for combining rare individual performance and expressive collective result in a high-level international competition, aimed at school-aged students and recognized for the rigor of the mathematical problems presented to the competitors.
At 17 years old, Julia appeared among the gold medalists in a test that requires logical reasoning, mathematical creativity, and the ability to construct complete solutions, without relying solely on the direct application of known formulas.
Also awarded were Maria Clara Fontes, from Sergipe, with a silver medal; Heloísa Mysczak, from São Paulo, with bronze; and Maria Cecília Ribeiro Pereira de Melo, from Pernambuco, with an honorable mention.
With students from four states, the campaign showed that Brazilian participation was not concentrated in a single name, although Julia’s gold was the main individual highlight of the national delegation in the competition.
Brazil finishes in 15th place in EGMO 2026
The Brazilian Mathematical Society reported that the national team concluded the 15th edition of the EGMO in the 15th overall position, among 67 countries, a mark presented by the entity as Brazil’s best historical performance in the competition.
In the official individual ranking, Julia appears with 23 points, a score sufficient to receive the gold medal, while Maria Clara Fontes scored 22 points and secured silver for Brazil.
Meanwhile, Heloísa Mysczak obtained 13 points and received the bronze, while Maria Cecília Ribeiro Pereira de Melo scored 8 points and completed the Brazilian campaign with an honorable mention in the international competition.
This set of results reinforced the country’s presence in an olympiad that brings together delegations from different educational systems and serves as a showcase for students with advanced performance even before entering university.
Unlike traditional school assessments, the EGMO requires justified solutions, logical argumentation, and clarity in problem development, demanding careful reading of the statements and the construction of their own resolution paths from the participants.
The weight of Julia Leguiza’s gold
For Brazilian olympic mathematics, Julia Leguiza’s gold had special weight because, according to the Brazilian Mathematical Society, it was the second gold medal for the country in the history of national participation in the EGMO.
In the official chart of the 2026 edition, the student from Ceará appears among the competitors awarded with gold, alongside participants from countries with a consolidated tradition in international scientific olympiads.
Registered on the official EGMO page, the score of 23 points placed Julia in the group of gold medalists and reinforced the relevance of Brazilian performance in the competition held in Bordeaux.
The achievement increased the visibility of Brazilian female participation in mathematics olympiads, a field in which the EGMO was created to encourage girls and strengthen their presence in high-performance scientific competitions.
Although the symbolic aspect is relevant, the result also indicates a high technical performance, as the test brings together problems designed to select students with advanced mathematical reasoning and preparation accumulated over the years.
Delegation had students from four states
Formed by representatives from Ceará, Sergipe, São Paulo, and Pernambuco, the awarded Brazilian team showed regional diversity and evidenced that performance in olympic mathematics is not restricted to a single training center.
Even with Julia responsible for the country’s only gold medal, Brazil’s placement in the overall chart depended on the sum of the results obtained by the four competitors throughout the 2026 edition.
The silver, bronze, and honorable mention helped consolidate Brazil’s position among the main delegations of the competition, in addition to reinforcing the consistency of the national campaign in the face of teams from dozens of countries.
In competitions of this level, preparation usually follows a different routine from the conventional classroom, with the study of complex problems, detailed review of solutions, and familiarity with test models that demand rigorous argumentation.
Therefore, an international medal represents more than a one-off result: it reflects a specific study path, national selection, and participation in a competitive environment, where small score differences define awards.
Competition strengthens showcase of female mathematics
Created to increase the presence of girls in mathematics olympiads, the EGMO has established itself as one of the main international competitions in the field for high school students with high academic performance.
With the gold medal, Julia joined a select group of Brazilian women who reached the top of the podium in this competition, while the 2026 campaign provided a concrete reference for other students.
The story combines school age, Brazilian origin, and international results in a prestigious competition, elements that help bring the public closer to a universe usually accompanied by schools, teachers, and participants in scientific olympiads.
For young people who see mathematics as a distant discipline, the journey of Brazilian medalists shows that the field involves creativity, continuous training, and solution building, not just memorization of formulas.
By finishing ahead of other Latin American delegations, Brazil reinforced its regional position in female olympic mathematics, while Julia Leguiza’s gold marked a new milestone for national participation in EGMO 2026.
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