In Siberian town Irkutsk the 1 st Asian-Pacific Astronomy Olympiad (APAO) has been held on December 4-11, 2005. APAO is a new Olympiad which was founded in the spring 2005 an international regional programme in line with the International Astronomy Olympiad. ... China - 8 students . ... Irkutsk region (host) - 9 students . ... Founding of the Asian-Pacific Astronomy Olympiad . ... Dr. Michael G. Gavrilov, Founding Chairman and Coordinator of the Asian-Pacific Astronomy Olympiad (APAO) . ...