Achievements — Margarita Tsvetkova

How the national team is selected

50,000+

First-round
participants
nationwide

Qualifying
rounds
to reach finals

300

Finalists
at the national
olympiad

Team
candidates
selected

Qualification
tests
series

National
team members
representing Russia

International Level

International Astronomy Olympiad

Silver Medal · 2024

XXVIII IAO · III IRAO

Ranked 5th worldwide among ~100 participants from across the Euro-Asian region. Organized by the Euro-Asian Astronomical Society, the world's oldest international astronomy olympiad. Qualification requires placing in the top two students within one's country for the respective age group.

USA Astronomy and Astrophysics Organisation

Gold Medal · 2025

USAAAO · Final Round

Top 1–14 worldwide among 220 finalists. The USAAAO Final Round is the U.S. national qualifying competition for the International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA). Gold medals are awarded to the top ten U.S. participants qualifying for the IOAA national team and to international participants achieving equal or higher scores.

Open World Astronomy Olympiad

Gold Medal · 2025

III OWAO

Ranked top 6 among ~100 participants from 20 countries. The OWAO serves as the Russian equivalent of the IOAA: only the national team, selected through four qualifying rounds and intensive training camps, is invited to compete.

Saint Petersburg Astronomy Olympiad

Gold · 2023 · Silver · 2024, 2025

SPAO

Gold 2023: ranked 7th among ~1,000 participants from 50 regions and 10 countries. Russia's second most prestigious astronomy competition, held annually since 1995. Provides significant admission privileges at Russian universities.

International Astronomy and Astrophysics Competition

Silver Medal · 2024, 2025

IAAC

Two consecutive Silver Medals at the International Astronomy and Astrophysics Competition, an open international competition drawing around 5,000 - 6,000 participants each year from all around the world.

National Level

National Astronomy Olympiad

Silver Medal · 2023, 2025

Всероссийская олимпиада

Two-time Silver Medalist — ranking within the top 0.06% of first-round participants. The Olympiad includes three additional qualifying rounds before the final stage, typically with up to 100 finalists in each age group. Considered the highest national distinction in astronomy in Russia: it grants automatic admission to any technical university without final exams.