Angela Yeo
{{short description|American professional bodybuilder (born 1984)}}
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| gender = Female
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| caption = Angela Yeo training with dumbbells in 2015.
| nickname = The Giant Slayer
| birth_name = Angela C. Wortman
| nee = Wortman
| full_name = Angela C. Yeo
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|07|23}}
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| firstproshow = International Federation of Bodybuilding & Fitness Pro League (IFBB) Chicago Pro
| firstproshowyear = 2022
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| bestwins = IFBB Rising Phoenix World Championships
| bestwinyears = 2024
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| predecessors = Andrea Shaw
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| pro_years = 2022–present
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{{CompetitionRecordCompetition|IFBB Ms. Olympia}}
{{CompetitionRecord|2nd|2022 Ms. Olympia}}
{{CompetitionRecord|2nd|2023 Ms. Olympia}}
{{CompetitionRecord|2nd|2024 Ms. Olympia}}
{{CompetitionRecordCompetition|IFBB Rising Phoenix World Championships}}
{{CompetitionRecord|2nd|2023 Rising Phoenix World Championships}}
{{CompetitionRecord|1st|2024 Rising Phoenix World Championships}}
{{CompetitionRecordCompetition|IFBB Chicago Pro}}
{{CompetitionRecord|1st|2022 Chicago Pro}}
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Angela C. Yeo (née Wortman; born July 23, 1984) is an American professional bodybuilder, along with a former professional figure, powerlifter and women's physique contestant. She is currently the second highest ranking professional female bodybuilder.{{Cn|date=January 2024}}
Early life
Her hometown is Temperance, Michigan. She graduated from Bedford Senior High School.{{cite web |date=2014-01-25 |title=Bedford grad Angela Yeo secures 2 silvers in competition |url=https://www.monroenews.com/story/news/2014/01/26/bedford-grad-angela-yeo-secures/32654307007/ |access-date=2024-01-19 |website=The Monroe News}} She studied at the Eastern Michigan University, then studied personal training and sport nutrition at the International Sports Sciences Association.{{Cn|date=January 2024}}
Figure career
- 2013 EPFNB Toledo Glass Scepter - 1st
- 2013 ABA/INBA/PNBA Natural Universe - 1st and best female presentation award
- 2013 ABA/INBA/PNBA Natural Olympia - 1st and best presentation award
- 2014 ABA/INBA/PNBA Spartan Natural Classic Bodybuilding Championships and Pro Figure Women of Sparta - 1st
- 2014 ABA/INBA/PNBA Natural Universe - 1st
- 2014 ABA/INBA/PNBA Natural Olympia - 4th
- 2015 ABA/INBA/PNBA North American Naturals - 2nd and best female presentation award{{cite web |title=Results and Titles |url=https://ankhjii.com/results-titles/ |access-date=2024-01-19 |website=Angela Yeo Pro Athlete|date=November 14, 2013 }}
Powerlifting career
- 2017 UPA Detroit Barbell In-house Classic Powerlifting - 2nd ({{convert|132|lb|abbr=on}} weight class; Squat {{convert|195|lb|abbr=on}}/Bench {{convert|165|lb|abbr=on}}/Deadlift {{convert|303|lb|abbr=on}})
- 2017 UPA Michigan Powerlifting State Championships - 1st ({{convert|148|lb|abbr=on}} weight class; Squat {{convert|225.97|lb|abbr=on}}/Bench {{convert|165.35|lb|abbr=on}}/Deadlift {{convert|319.67|lb|abbr=on}})
- 2018 USPA Main Street Mayhem Powerlifting - 1st ({{convert|123|lb|abbr=on}} weight class; Squat {{convert|231.5|lb|abbr=on}}/Bench {{convert|170.9|lb|abbr=on}}/Deadlift {{convert|330.7|lb|abbr=on}})
- 2019 USPA Bare-bones Powerlifting - 1st ({{convert|148.8|lb|abbr=on}} Classic Raw; Squat {{convert|281.1|lb|abbr=on}}/Bench {{convert|203.9|lb|abbr=on}}/Deadlift {{convert|341.7|lb|abbr=on}})
- 2019 APF Cincinnati Women's Pro/Am - 3rd ({{convert|148|lb|abbr=on}} Classic Raw; Squat {{convert|305|lb|abbr=on}}/Bench {{convert|205|lb|abbr=on}}/Deadlift {{convert|355|lb|abbr=on}})
- 2019 USPA National Powerlifting Championships - 4th ({{convert|148|lb|abbr=on}} Classic Raw; Squat {{convert|303.1|lb|abbr=on}}/Bench {{convert|203.9|lb|abbr=on}}/Deadlift {{convert|369.3|lb|abbr=on}})
Women’s physique career
- 2015 ABA/INBA/PNBA North American Naturals - 1st and best female presentation award
- 2015 DFAC Cardinal Classic - 1st
- 2015 DFAC World Finals - 1st
- 2015 ABA/INBA/PNBA Natural Olympia - 1st
- 2017 NPC Kentucky Muscle - 1st
- 2018 NPC Arnold Classic - 3rd
- 2020 NPC Warrior Games - 1st (Overall and Class A)
- 2020 NPC National Championships 1st (Overall and Class A)
Professional bodybuilding career
In 2021, Angela switched from physique to bodybuilding and won her pro debut at the 2022 IFBB Pro Chicago Pro, qualifying for the 2022 Ms. Olympia. She quickly rose up the bodybuilding ranks by placing runner-up to Andrea Shaw at the 2022 Ms. Olympia, a feat not achieved since Denise Rutkowski.{{huh|date=April 2025}} This also qualified her for the 2023 Ms. Olympia. She later repeated her runner-up placing to Andrea at the 2023 Rising Phoenix World Championships and 2023 Ms. Olympia.{{Cn|date=January 2024}} On August 24, 2024 Angela defeated Shaw to win her first ever Rising Phoenix World Championship.
=Contest results=
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://ankhjii.com/}}
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