Sonny Schmidt

Sonny Schmidt, born Edmond Alten Schmidt in September 1953 and died on 25 January 2004, was a Samoan-New Zealand professional bodybuilder who grew up in Western Samoa, later lived in Melbourne, Australia, and travelled often to the United States for competitions. He placed in many events between 1989 and 1999, and the highlight of his career came when he won the 1995 IFBB Masters Olympia, becoming the first Pacific Islander and Samoan bodybuilding champion. He stood 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) and weighed 240 to 260 lb. He was arrested in 2000 on allegations that he helped import cocaine into Australia, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to three years of imprisonment, and he died of cancer.