 Manolescu is also a three-time Putnam Fellow (1997, 1998, 2000).Eugenia Malinnikova (Soviet Union) is the highest-scoring female contestant in IMO history.She has 3 gold medals in IMO 1989 (41 points), IMO 1990 (42) and IMO 1991 (42), missing only 1 point in 1989 to precede Manolescu's achievement.