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Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala

1979 - Today

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Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala (Sinhala: ජයන්ති කුරු උතුම්පාල, born 3 September 1979) is a Sri Lankan women’s rights activist with 20 years of experience and a rock climber / mountaineer for nearly as long. She has worked at national, regional, and global levels as a technical advisor, advocate, trainer, researcher, and program manager on issues relating to gender, gender-based violence, sexuality, masculinity, women’s human rights, and more recently, women in sports. In 2016, she became the first Sri Lankan to summit Mount Everest. In recognition of this achievement, from 2016-2019 she was appointed the Goodwill Ambassador for Women's Rights by the Sri Lankan Ministry of Women's Affairs. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia. Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala is the 61st most popular mountaineer, the 49th most popular biography from Sri Lanka and the most popular Sri Lankan Mountaineer.

Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala is most famous for being the first Sri Lankan woman to successfully reach the summit of Mount Everest, achieving this milestone in May 2016. She is also recognized for her advocacy work in women's rights and empowerment in Sri Lanka.

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Among MOUNTAINEERS

Among mountaineers, Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala ranks 61 out of 56. Before her are Premlata Agrawal, Erik Weihenmayer, Kristin Harila, Arunima Sinha, Santosh Yadav, and Jordan Romero. After her are Anshu Jamsenpa, and Malavath Purna.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala ranks 1,443. Before her are Paul Nicholls, Jake Shields, Vladimir Marín, Natalya Shipilova, Jun Ideguchi, and Clare Grant. After her are Kotomi Ishizaki, Chris Kunitz, Million Wolde, Thabang Molefe, Marlon Harewood, and Catherynne M. Valente.

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In Sri Lanka

Among people born in Sri Lanka, Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala ranks 49 out of 51. Before her are Susanthika Jayasinghe (1975), David Wilkie (1954), Muttiah Muralitharan (1972), Shehan Karunatilaka (1975), Pooja Umashankar (1981), and Sanath Jayasuriya (1969). After her are Tillakaratne Dilshan (1976), Mahela Jayawardene (1977), Lasith Malinga (1983), Chaminda Vaas (1974), Asha de Vos (null), and Niluka Karunaratne (1985).

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Among MOUNTAINEERS In Sri Lanka

Among mountaineers born in Sri Lanka, Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala ranks 1. 

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