Wang Hong and Deng Yu win Fields Medal, first Chinese nationals to achieve honor

By PulseAugur Editorial · [1 sources] · 2026-07-23 13:56

Mathematicians Wang Hong and Deng Yu have become the first Chinese nationals to win the prestigious Fields Medal. The duo, who both studied at Peking University, were honored at the International Congress of Mathematicians in Philadelphia. This achievement makes China the fifth country to have multiple Fields Medal winners from a single ceremony and the first Asian nation to do so. AI

RANK_REASON Award of a prestigious academic honor (Fields Medal) in mathematics. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=0.1]

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SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Zhang Tong · 2026-07-23 13:56

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

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 ye…