The career highlight for Schmidt came when he won the 1995 IFBB Masters Olympia, becoming the first Samoan to do so.
He later lived in Melbourne, Australia and travelled frequently to the United States for competitions.
The career highlight for Schmidt came when he won the 1995 IFBB Masters Olympia,[4] becoming the first Samoan to do so.
[3] He was arrested in 2000 on allegations that he assisted Australian drug lord Tony Mokbel to import cocaine from Mexico City into Australia.
He pleaded guilty to the charges and was sentenced to a period of three years imprisonment.