Masterton bodybuilder Deon Smith has seized further glory in his bid to compete at the WFF World Championships Bodybuilding contest in Australia.
Smith, 42, took gold in the masters men over 40 category at the National Amateur Bodybuilders Association World Fitness Federation (NABBA/WFF) Championships in Wellington on September 27 and the overall NABBA mens championship title, and this weekend competes in the masters men over 40 class at the NABBA/WFF National CHampionships in Auckland.
"I was blown away when they called out my name for the overall winner. There were some big boys there. I felt like a giant killer for sure."
Smith, who is 190cm tall and weighed in at 92kg, won a gold medal in the masters class over 40/90kg plus athletic section at the NABBA/WFF Christchurch Grand Prix on May 17 when he launched his bid for a place at the world championships.
Smith took silver in the NABBA masters class at the regional champs in Wellington and first place in the over 40/87kg athletic section of the NABBA/WFF national championships in Auckland last year.