Phan Dang Nhat Minh: "Google boy", the most famous Olympia champion

The most famous champion is named Phan Dang Nhat Minh (born 2000), the guy known as "the Olympia champion most interested in by the media". The young man is nicknamed "Google boy" because of his extensive knowledge in many fields.

Specifically, at 4 months old Minh liked teaching programs on television, at 6 months old he recognized some objects or colors and at 18 months old he learned to read to his parents' surprise. Along with that is the ability to remember phone numbers even if you've only seen them once. All of these things soon brought the name "prodigy" to Nhat Minh, making him famous throughout the Quang Tri region from a very young age.

In 8th grade, his name became famous throughout the country after becoming the champion of "Conquer 2014" - a television competition for middle school students. Nhat Minh surprised the audience by answering questions in many fields extremely quickly and accurately without needing time to think. Not only is he good at math with the ability to mentally calculate "faster than a machine", Nhat Minh is also knowledgeable in other fields such as biology, literature...

Since then, names such as "Google boy", "speed king", "prodigy"... have been given to Nhat Minh by many people. However, Nhat Minh himself does not want to be called by those names.

"My pressure when participating in the contest comes from family, friends, school and society. In particular, a number of people know me and give me the nickname 'Google boy'. That nickname is puts a lot of pressure on me. It makes me have to compete well, not living up to everyone's expectations.

I don't like that nickname very much because it's too big and pompous. Furthermore, Google is a huge sea of knowledge, I have only just touched the surface. I still have to try harder to access the knowledge I want," 10X confided.

Nhat Minh also won the consolation prize in the Internet English Olympic contest for high school students in the 2014-2015 school year.

In 2017, Phan Dang Nhat Minh once again stirred up the show Road to Olympia . Overcoming 3 strong opponents, the "Google boy" from Hai Lang High School, Quang Tri has stepped up to the highest position, receiving the title of Champion.

Nhat Minh entered the monthly round with the determination to break Hong Chien's record of 460 a year earlier. The male student's goal was cheered and trusted by many audiences after his brave performance in the previous week's competition with a score of 400. This is also the highest weekly score at Olympia for the 17th year.

True to his nickname "Google Boy", he is always sharp and extremely knowledgeable in each test. Right in the Warm-up competition, Nhat Minh "started" extremely successfully when he answered 11/12 correctly in just a short time. He quickly Overcame the obstacle, finding the keyword crossword answer after the first suggested question. In the speed test, Nhat Minh continuously gave the fastest answers and scored 350 points.

Not stopping there, Nhat Minh's efforts were also proven when he chose for himself a question package of 80 points in the About the enemy section. Although he did not break the record, Nhat Minh equaled the record score previously achieved by Hong Chien (460 points). After winning in the monthly and quarterly rounds, Nhat Minh participated in the final round of the year and won the Olympia title for the 17th year.

Nhat Minh said that natural memory really brings many advantages both in study and in life. "In terms of studying, it helps me reduce a lot of time studying at home, because I can remember the knowledge I learned in class. In life, I can remember a lot of necessary information such as phone numbers." . However, his friend also did not hide the fact that he was uncomfortable with being paid too much attention because of unwanted pressure, "even though it was also a motivation for me to study better" .

Possessing abilities that not everyone has is definitely lucky, but Nhat Minh also has his own concerns and sufferings, even though at first it seems very childish: "Honestly, no one is jealous. I'm jealous. By going to school a lot, you get other things, but I lose other things. You make many new friends outside of class, extra classes, I don't participate so I don't have those friends. " .

After the coronation, Nhat Minh left to study abroad in Australia. The reason the champion chose this country was for these reasons. The first is to receive a full scholarship from Swinburne University - a good school and famous for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics). Studying here also helps Nhat Minh cultivate and improve his knowledge and skills to become a better person. The second reason is because of the peace and strong education in the land of Kangaroo.

It is known that Nhat Minh has currently completed his bachelor's degree in Chemistry at Swinburne University (Australia) and is currently studying for a Master's degree, majoring in Biotechnology at this same school. Sharing about his future plans, Nhat Minh plans to study for a PhD in Australia or another country.

In a share, "Google boy" said he would not return to his country in the future. Talking about the reason, Nhat Minh said: "I see that it is not necessary to return home to directly contribute. My field of study in Vietnam is very difficult to find a job and research, so I want to prioritize somewhere to develop. more developed" .

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