IYPT 1996

IYPT 1996 – Tskhaltubo, Georgia

(June 29 – July 5, 1996)

Overview

The 9th International Young Physicists’ Tournament took place in Tskhaltubo, near Kutaisi, Georgia, continuing the tournament’s expansion across Eastern Europe. This year’s competition featured 13 teams from 10 countries. The Czech Republic achieved its first gold medal. Nine teams reportedly qualified for the Semi-Finals, with three advancing to the Finals. Regulations were based on the cumulative documents established between 1988–1995, and a flexible approach to problem choice was followed in the Final.

Participation

• Dates: June 29 – July 5, 1996
• Venue: Tskhaltubo, Georgia
• Number of Teams: 13
• Number of Countries: 10

Participating Teams

• Armenia 🇦🇲
• Belarus 🇧🇾
• Czech Republic 🇨🇿
• Georgia-1 🇬🇪
• Georgia-2 🇬🇪
• Germany 🇩🇪
• Hungary 🇭🇺
• Russia – SUNC MGU 🇷🇺
• Russia – Novgorod 🇷🇺
• Poland 🇵🇱
• Ukraine – Kyiv 🇺🇦
• Ukraine – Odessa 🇺🇦
• Uzbekistan 🇺🇿

Format and Regulations

Structure:

• 3 Selective Physics Fights (PFs)
• 1 Semi-Final PF
• 1 Final PF on July 4, 1996

Ranking Criteria:

• Number of victories (R)
• Total Sum of Points (SP)
• Team Rank (TR)
• Final PF determines the medal places

Fight Format:

• Based on 1988–1995 unified regulations (Moscow-Groningen-Warsaw-Tbilisi)
• Reports in English; official interpretation in English and Russian
• Up to 17 problems; in Final, any problem could be selected directly

Maximum Points:

• Per PF: 318
• After 3 PFs: 954

Finals – 4th July 1996

Place	Team	Selected Problem	SP	R	Award
1st	Czech Rep.	No. 5 “Auto oscillations”	?	?	🥇 Gold
2nd	Germany	No. 7 “Sun”	?	?	🥈 Silver
3rd	Georgia-2	No. 4 “Self-formation of a pile”	?	?	🥈 Silver

Overall Results After Selective and Semi-Finals

RF	Team	SP1	R1	SP2	R2	SP3	R3	TSP3	TR3	SPsf	Rsf	TSPsf	TRsf	SPf	Rf	Medal
1	Czech Rep.	259	4	295	5	266	4	820	13	?	?	?	?	?	?	🥇 Gold
2	Germany	251	3	267	4	235	2	753	9	?	?	?	?	?	?	🥈 Silver
3	Georgia-2	251	4	259	3	290	5	800	12	?	?	?	?	?	?	🥈 Silver
4	Georgia-1	274	4	287	4	285	4	846	12	?	?	?	?	—	—	🥉 Bronze
5	Russia-Nvgr	248	3	279	3	265	2	792	8	?	?	?	?	—	—	🥉 Bronze
6	Russia-MGU	251	3	262	4	256	2	769	9	?	?	?	?	—	—	🥉 Bronze
7	Hungary	254	3	262	2	271	4	787	9	?	?	?	?	—	—	🥉 Bronze
8	Poland	269	4	267	4	265	2	801	10	?	?	?	?	—	—	🥉 Bronze
9	Ukraine-Kyiv	240	3	254	2	267	4	761	9	?	?	?	?	—	—	🥉 Bronze
10	Ukraine-Odessa	235	2	257	2	283	4	775	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
11	Belarus	238	1	273	3	278	3	789	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
12	Uzbekistan	246	3	223	1	202	1	671	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
13	Armenia	232	1	229	1	237	2	698	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Ranking Dynamics Across the Tournament

Team	r1	r2	Δr12	r3	Δr23	rsf	Δr3sf	rf	Δrfsf	Final Rank	Δr1F
Czech Republic	3	1	−2	1	0	?	?	1	?	1	−2
Germany	6.5	4	−2.5	8	+4	?	?	2	?	2	−4.5
Georgia-2	4	6	+2	3	−3	?	?	3	?	3	−1
Georgia-1	1	2	+1	2	0	?	?	—	—	4	+3
Russia-Nvgr	8	7	−1	9	+2	?	?	—	—	5	−3
Russia-MGU	6.5	5	−1.5	6	+1	?	?	—	—	6	−0.5
Hungary	5	8	+3	5	−3	?	?	—	—	7	+2
Poland	2	3	+1	4	+1	?	?	—	—	8	+6
Ukraine-Kyiv	10	9	−1	7	−2	?	?	—	—	9	−1
Ukraine-Odessa	11	11	0	10	−1	—	—	—	—	10	−1
Belarus	12	10	−2	11	+1	—	—	—	—	11	−1
Uzbekistan	9	12	+3	12	0	—	—	—	—	12	+3
Armenia	13	13	0	13	0	—	—	—	—	13	0

• σ(Δr): 1→2: 1.81, 2→3: 1.88

Organizers

• Head of LOC and IOC President: Unknown
• Vice-President of IOC: Evgeny Yunosov
• International Observers: None known

Miscellaneous

• Semi-finalists: top 9 teams after 3 PFs
• Finalists: top team from each Semi-Final group
• Problem choice in Final reportedly unrestricted (no challenge mechanism)
• Reports in English; interpretation provided
• Some SP and R values for Semi-Finals and Final are unknown