<P> This table shows the progression of the record for oldest female summiter . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Record </Th> <Th> Owner </Th> <Th> Nation </Th> <Th> Date </Th> <Th> Ref </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 73 years 180 days </Td> <Td> Tamae Watanabe </Td> <Td> Japan </Td> <Td> 2012 - 05 - 19! May 19, 2012 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 63 years 177 days </Td> <Td> Tamae Watanabe </Td> <Td> Japan </Td> <Td> 2002 - 05 - 16! May 16, 2002 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 50 years </Td> <Td> Anna Czerwińska </Td> <Td> Poland </Td> <Td> 2000 - 05 - 22! May 22, 2000 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 47 years 98 days (died in the 1996 Mount Everest disaster) </Td> <Td> Yasuko Namba </Td> <Td> Japan </Td> <Td> 1996 - 05 - 10! May 10, 1996 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 47 years 21 days </Td> <Td> Mary Lefever </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> 1993 - 05 - 19! May 19, 1993 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 39 years 228 days (died on descent) </Td> <Td> Hannelore Schmatz </Td> <Td> Germany </Td> <Td> 1979 - 10 - 02! October 10, 1979 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 35 years, 236 days </Td> <Td> Junko Tabei </Td> <Td> Japan </Td> <Td> May 16, 1975 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Record </Th> <Th> Owner </Th> <Th> Nation </Th> <Th> Date </Th> <Th> Ref </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 73 years 180 days </Td> <Td> Tamae Watanabe </Td> <Td> Japan </Td> <Td> 2012 - 05 - 19! May 19, 2012 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr>

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