Who was the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest?
Japanese mountaineer Junko Tabei reached the summit of Mount Everest on 16 May 1975, becoming the first woman to do so. She led the climbing party of the Japanese Women’s…
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Who was the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest?
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Correct answer A
Japanese mountaineer Junko Tabei reached the summit of Mount Everest on 16 May 1975, becoming the first woman to do so. She led the climbing party of the Japanese Women’s Everest Expedition and later became the first woman to complete the Seven Summits, in 1992. Bachendri Pal became the first Indian woman to summit Everest in 1984.
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Option A
Correct. Japanese mountaineer Junko Tabei (1939–2016) became the first woman in the world to reach the summit of Mount Everest on 16 May 1975 (and later the first woman to complete the Seven Summits).
Option B
Incorrect. Smita Patil (1955–1986) was an acclaimed Indian film and theatre actress, not a mountaineer.
Option C
Incorrect. Virginia Wade is a British former professional tennis player who won three Grand Slam singles titles (including Wimbledon in 1977), not a mountaineer.
Option D
Incorrect. Pak Yung-sun was a North Korean table-tennis player who won the women’s singles world title in 1975 and 1977.
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