Background
Johanna Dejager grew up on a dairy farm.
Johanna Dejager grew up on a dairy farm.
She currently lives in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Her time on the farm helped her shape herself for her bodybuilding career. At the age of 10, she saw on television a profile of a male bodybuilder, which inspired her to enter the sport.
She obtained a degree in graphic design in 1990 and started up her own business two years later.
She started training in 1993. Contest history
1995 Kingston BodyBuilding Championships - 1st (Open weight class)
1995 Sudbury BodyBuilding Championships - 1st(HW)
1996 Ontario BodyBuilding Championships - 2nd (HW)
1997 Ontario BodyBuilding Championships - 1st (MW)
1997 Canadian BodyBuilding Championships - 9th (HW)
1999 Ontario National Qualifier - 1st (MW), Overall
1999 CBBF World Qualifier - 4th (MW)
2001 Ontario National Qualifier - 1st (MW), Overall
2001 CBBF World Qualifier - 1st (MW), Overall
2001 IFBB World Women"s Amateur Championships - 10th (MW)
2002 CBBF World Qualifier - 2nd (MW)
2003 CBBF World Qualifier - 1st (MW), Overall
2003 IFBB Women"s World Amateur Bodybuilding Championships - 11th (MW)
2004 CBBF World Qualifier - 1st (MW), Overall
2004 IFBB Women"s World Amateur Bodybuilding Championships - 8th (MW)
2005 CBBF World Qualifier - 2nd Place
2006 IFBB Women"s World Amateur Bodybuilding Championships - 2nd (LW) Silver
2006 CBBF World Qualifier - 1st (LW), 1st (master), Overall
2007 CBBF World Qualifier - 1st (LW0, 1st (master), Overall
2007 CBBF Nationals - 3rd (MW), 3rd (master)
2007 IFBB Women"s World Amateur Bodybuilding Championships - 4th (under 55kg class)
2007 IFBB Women"s Masters World Amateur Bodybuilding Championships - 9th Place (open weight class)
2008 IFBB Amateur North American Championships - 3rd (MW)
2008 CBBF Nationals - 1st (MW), 1st (masters) - IFBB Public Relations Officer (status awarded)
2009 Arnold IFBB World Amateur Bodybuilding Championships - 1st (LW).
Highlights: In 2006, representing Canada on the IFBB World stage, Dejager won Silver, 2nd, in the Light Weight class. In 2008, after finishing 1st in Middle Weight and 1st in Masters at the 2008 CBBF Nationals Dejager won her Pro Card status. In 2009, she competed in the Arnold IFBB World Amateur Bodybuilding Championships, representing Canada, where she won Gold, 1st, in Light Weight class.
