Ondrea "Vickie" Victoria Gates (previously Ondrea Victoria Gates-Lewis born September 25, 1962) is a professional

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from the

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Early life and education

Ondrea Victoria Gates was born on September 9, 1962 in

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, and raised in

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, one of six children (four sisters, one brother). She was the middle child. In 1980, she graduated from Eisenhower High School. From 1982-1984, she attended

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Bodybuilding career

Amateur

Vickie competed in athletics and started lifting weights in college. In 1983, she competed in her first competition in

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, which she won. She worked her way up through the amateur ranks, eventually earning her pro card in 1993 by winning the middleweight class at the NPC Nationals.

Professional

Vickie's long string of high placings as a professional includes three consecutive

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titles from 1999 to 2001. Those same years, she would also finish second at the

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on three occasions.

Retirement

In 2003, Gates retired from bodybuilder after coming in 7th at the 2003 Ms. Olympia.

Legacy

In 2010, Gates was inducted into the 2010

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Contest history

*1984 Tulsa Classic - 1st *1986 USA Championships - 4th (HW) *1989 NPC Junior USA Championships - 3rd (MW) *1989 IFBB North American Championship – 2nd (MW) *1990 NPC USA Championships – 10th (MW) *1991 NPC Junior USA Championships - 3rd (HW) *1991 IFBB North American Championship – 9th (HW) *1992 NPC Nationals – 3rd (MW) *1993 NPC USA Championships – 1st (MW) *1993 NPC Nationals – 1st (MW) *1994 IFBB Grand Prix Prague - 5th *1994 Jan Tana Classic - 4th *1995

- 11th *1995 Jan Tana Classic - 8th *1996

- 3rd *1996 IFBB

- 5th *1996 Grand Prix Slovakia - 4th *1996 Grand Prix Prague - 4th *1997

- 2nd *1997 IFBB

- 5th *1998

- 3rd *1998 IFBB

- 3rd *1999

- 1st *1999 IFBB

- 2nd *2000

- 1st (HW and Overall) *2000 IFBB

- 2nd (HW) *2001

- 1st (HW and Overall) *2001 IFBB

- 2nd (HW) *2002

- 3rd (HW) *2002 IFBB

- 3rd (HW) *2003

- 4th (HW) *2003 IFBB

- 7th (HW)

Personal life

She is a Christian. Her hobbies include reading the bible and shopping. She currently lives in

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with her daughter Kindra. Since September 1999, she owns a gym called Strictly Fitness in

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. She is a personal trainer. She also used to work for

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. She has been previously married, and at that time she used the last name Gates-Lewis. In 1992, she would meet her then boyfriend,

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, an IFBB pro bodybuilder who went on to become an 8-time

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and one of the greatest bodybuilders of all time, at a GNC store. She dated Ronnie Coleman for nearly seven years. She is currently single.Ronnie Coleman : Pro Bodybuilding Profile
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References

External links

Official web site
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