IYPT 2000
IYPT 2000 – Budapest, Hungary
(July 8 – July 15, 2000)
Overview
The 13th IYPT, hosted in Budapest, Hungary, continued the refined structure introduced in the late 1990s, adhering to the IYPT regulations finalized in Stuttgart (October 1997). The tournament featured robust international participation with 17 teams from 16 countries. The Final took place on July 14, 2000. Interpretation was informally supported by multilingual jurors. Overhead transparencies remained the standard presentation format, though VGA projectors were sporadically available.
Participation
- Venue: Budapest, Hungary
- Dates: July 8 – July 15, 2000
- Teams: 17
- Countries: 16
Participating Teams:
🇦🇺 Australia
🇦🇹 Austria
🇧🇾 Belarus
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
🇨🇿 Czech Republic
🇫🇮 Finland
🇬🇪 Georgia
🇩🇪 Germany
🇭🇺 Hungary
🇲🇽 Mexico
🇳🇱 Netherlands
🇵🇱 Poland I
🇵🇱 Poland II
🇷🇺 Russia
🇸🇰 Slovakia
🇸🇪 Sweden
🇺🇦 Ukraine
Format
- Selective PFs: 3 rounds
- Semi-Final: Top 9 teams split into 3 groups
- Final: Winners of each Semi-Final group
- Final Date: July 14, 2000
Scoring System:
- Maximum Points Per PF: 318
- Maximum Cumulative After 3 PFs: 954
Performance Language
- Official Language: English
- Presentation/Discussion Options: English or Russian
- Interpretation: Informally provided by selected jurors
- Translation Time Extensions: Applied as needed
Jury
- Jurors from various participating countries
- Final Fight: Up to 15 jurors
Diplomas
- Printed in English
- Signed by IYPT, LOC, and EPS representatives
Final Physics Fight – July 14, 2000
| Place | Team | Selected Problem | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Poland II | No. 15 – “Cooling water” | 295 | Gold |
| 🥈 | Germany | No. 9 – “Radioactivity” | 294 | Silver |
| 🥈 | Russia | No. 6 – “Transmission of signals” | 286 | Silver |
Final Results
Gold Medalist
🇵🇱 Poland II
Silver Medalists
🇩🇪 Germany
🇷🇺 Russia
Bronze Medalists (Semi-Finalists who did not reach the Final)
🇦🇹 Austria
🇧🇾 Belarus
🇨🇿 Czech Republic
🇬🇪 Georgia
🇵🇱 Poland I
🇸🇰 Slovakia
Other Participants
🇦🇺 Australia
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
🇫🇮 Finland
🇭🇺 Hungary
🇲🇽 Mexico
🇳🇱 Netherlands
🇸🇪 Sweden
🇺🇦 Ukraine
Notable Scores and Ranking Data
| Team | TSP3 | TR3 | SPsf | TSPsf | TRsf | SPf | Final Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poland II | 821 | 12 | 276 | 1097 | 16 | 295 | 🥇 1 |
| Germany | 806 | 11 | 271 | 1077 | 15 | 294 | 🥈 2 |
| Russia | 814 | 12 | 266 | 1080 | 16 | 286 | 🥈 3 |
| Slovakia | 813 | 12 | 268 | 1081 | 16 | — | 🥉 |
| Georgia | 772 | 11 | 266 | 1038 | 14 | — | 🥉 |
| Czech Republic | 770 | 10 | 266 | 1036 | 14 | — | 🥉 |
| Belarus | 799 | 10 | 261 | 1060 | 13 | — | 🥉 |
| Poland I | 794 | 11 | 246 | 1040 | 13 | — | 🥉 |
| Austria | 780 | 9 | 244 | 1024 | 11 | — | 🥉 |
| Australia | 771 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hungary | 763 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Finland | 751 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sweden | 739 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mexico | 703 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Netherlands | 708 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ukraine | 708 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bulgaria | 613 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |