Background
Ondrea Victoria Gates was born 1962 in San Antonio, Texas, and raised in Lawton, Oklahoma, one of six children (four sisters, one brother).
Ondrea Victoria Gates was born 1962 in San Antonio, Texas, and raised in Lawton, Oklahoma, one of six children (four sisters, one brother).
In 1980, she graduated from Eisenhower High School. From 1982-1984, she attended Oklahoma State University.
She was the middle child. Amateur
Vickie competed in athletics and started lifting weights in college. She worked her way up through the amateur ranks, eventually earning her pro card in 1993 by winning the middleweight class at the Non-Player Character Nationals.
Professional
Vickie"s long string of high placings as a professional includes three consecutive Mississippi
International titles from 1999 to 2001. Those same years, she would also finish second at the Mississippi
Olympia on three occasions. Retirement
In 2003, Gates retired from bodybuilder after coming in 7th at the 2003 Mississippi
Olympia. Legacy
In 2010, Gates was inducted into the 2010 IFBB Hall of Fame.
Contest history
1983 Tulsa Classic - 1st
1989 Non-Player Character Junior United States of America Championship - 3rd (MW)
1989 IFBB North American Championship – 2nd (MW)
1990 Non-Player Character United States of America Championship – 10th (MW)
1991 Non-Player Character Junior United States of America Championship - 3rd (HW)
1991 IFBB North American Championship – 9th (HW)
1992 Non-Player Character Nationals – 3rd (MW)
1993 Non-Player Character United States of America Championship – 1st (MW)
1993 Non-Player Character Nationals – 1st (MW)
1994 January Tana Classic - 4th
1995 Mississippi International - 11th
1995 January Tana Classic - 8th
1996 Mississippi International - 3rd
1996 IFBB Mississippi
Olympia - 5th
1996 Grand Prix Slovakia - 4th
1996 Grand Prix Prague - 4th
1997 Mississippi
International - 2nd
1997 IFBB Mississippi Olympia - 5th
1998 Mississippi
International - 3rd
1998 IFBB Mississippi Olympia - 3rd
1999 Mississippi
International - 1st
1999 IFBB Mississippi
Olympia - 2nd
2000 Mississippi International - 1st (HW and Overall)
2000 IFBB Mississippi Olympia - 2nd (HW)
2001 Mississippi
International - 1st (HW and Overall)
2001 IFBB Mississippi
Olympia - 2nd (HW)
2002 Mississippi International - 3rd (HW)
2002 IFBB Mississippi
Olympia - 3rd (HW)
2003 Mississippi International - 4th (HW)
2003 IFBB Mississippi
Olympia - 7th (HW).