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Fields Medal win: Wang Hong, Deng Yu are first Chinese nationals to score top maths honour

South China Morning Post / 23 July 2026 / 8h ago

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For the first time, China has produced Fields Medal winners educated on its own soil – and two at once. Chinese mathematicians Wang Hong and Deng Yu took the honour, alongside John Pardon and Jacob Tsimerman. The Fields Medal is the top honour for young mathematicians under 40 years of age. The medals, along with a modest cash prize, were given out on Thursday at the International Congress of Math

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Fields Medal win: Wang Hong, Deng Yu are first Chinese nationals to score top maths honour

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