2
Runner-up
🇫🇷 France
Second overall in the final team standings.
🥇 1 Gold🥈 2 SilverHM 2
Final results published
European Chemistry Olympiad
2026–27
National chemistry delegations from across Europe gathered in Oslo for four days of academic competition, laboratory work and international exchange.
Overall championSpain · Team Heisenberg
29participating countries
145student competitors
4 daysacademic competition
Oslohost city
Competition overview
Chemistry, collaboration and European scientific exchange.
The 2026–27 edition brought together five competitors from each of 29 national delegations for a programme combining individual achievement, team standings and coaching recognition.
1
Champion
🇪🇸 Spain
Team Heisenberg finished first overall.
🥇 2 Gold🥈 2 Silver🥉 1 Bronze
3
Third place
🇨🇭 Switzerland
Third overall in the final team standings.
🥇 1 Gold🥈 1 Silver🥉 1 Bronze
Official standings
Final leaderboard
Search by country or filter the table by result status. Medal columns show Gold, Silver, Bronze and Honourable Mention counts.
Showing 29 countries
| Rank | Country | Team result / status | Individual awards (G · S · B · HM) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇪🇸Spain | Team Gold / Champion | 221HM 0 |
| 2 | 🇫🇷France | Runner-up | 120HM 2 |
| 3 | 🇨🇭Switzerland | Third Place | 111HM 2 |
| 4 | 🇩🇪Germany | Finalist | 102HM 2 |
| 5 | 🇳🇱Netherlands | Finalist | 031HM 1 |
| 6 | 🇸🇪Sweden | Top 6 | 021HM 2 |
| 7 | 🇳🇴Norway | Host Nation | 012HM 2 |
| 8 | 🇧🇪Belgium | Top 8 | 011HM 3 |
| 9 | 🇩🇰Denmark | Top 10 | 010HM 4 |
| 10 | 🇫🇮Finland | Top 10 | 002HM 3 |
| 11 | 🇦🇹Austria | Participant | 001HM 4 |
| 12 | 🇵🇹Portugal | Participant | 001HM 4 |
| 13 | 🇵🇱Poland | Participant | 001HM 4 |
| 14 | 🇨🇿Czech Republic | Participant | 001HM 4 |
| 15 | 🇬🇷Greece | Participant | 001HM 4 |
| 16 | 🇭🇺Hungary | Participant | 001HM 4 |
| 17 | 🇷🇴Romania | Participant | 000HM 5 |
| 18 | 🇭🇷Croatia | Participant | 010HM 4 |
| 19 | 🇸🇰Slovakia | Participant | 000HM 5 |
| 20 | 🇸🇮Slovenia | Participant | 000HM 5 |
| 21 | 🇧🇬Bulgaria | Participant | 000HM 5 |
| 22 | 🇪🇪Estonia | Participant | 000HM 5 |
| 23 | 🇱🇻Latvia | Participant | 000HM 5 |
| 24 | 🇱🇹Lithuania | Participant | 000HM 5 |
| 25 | 🇱🇺Luxembourg | Participant | 000HM 5 |
| 26 | 🇲🇹Malta | Participant | 000HM 5 |
| 27 | 🇮🇸Iceland | Participant | 000HM 5 |
| 28 | 🇱🇮Liechtenstein | Participant | 000HM 5 |
| 29 | 🇮🇹Italy | Last Place | 000HM 5 |
Competition in focus
Laboratory skill under pressure.
Across the event, competitors worked through chemistry challenges that demanded precise observation, disciplined laboratory technique and clear scientific reasoning.
01 Practical chemistry
02 Analytical reasoning
03 National delegations
04 Individual awards
Recognition
Spain closes the Oslo edition at the top of the standings.
Spain recorded two gold medals, two silver medals and one bronze medal. The event also recognised Dr. Maher Ali with the distinction identified in the competition materials as Best EU Chemistry Coach.
🥇 Andrew Pales
🥇 Thomas Andey
🏆 Team Heisenberg
🎓 Dr. Maher Ali
News & updates
From Oslo
Read the full event report covering participation, the final standings, medal results and the conclusion of the 2026–27 edition.
2026–27 European Chemistry Competition Concludes in Oslo
The four-day competition concluded with Spain first overall, followed by France and Switzerland, after delegations from 29 countries took part in the Oslo edition.
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Scenes from the competition
Laboratory work, coaching and the final results from the 2026–27 European Chemistry Olympiad in Oslo.