Bonac started training at 13 years old as a way to release stress and trained almost two decades until he reached the 2016 Mr. Olympia stage.
Bonac made his beginner IFBB debut at the Arnold Amateur rivalry in the heavyweight category where he took the third place.
In 2012, Bonac was sixth and third in the stacked 212 lb classes at the IFBB Europa Super and the IFBB British Grand Prix.
William Bonac is one of the most successful African bodybuilders in the history of the sport.
He is the pride of an entire continent.
Even though he was born in Ghana in 1982, William Bonac later relocated to Australia and began his bodybuilding career there.
William Bonac has participated in a lot of IFBB events, winning some of them including the 2015 IFBB Nordic Pro and the 2015 IFBB Dayana Cadeau Pro.
However, his Pro Card was not an easy journey and took a lot more competitions in order to get him to the scene at the Mr. Olympia show.
The first time for Bonac to get this kind of opportunity was the 2014 Mr. Olympia where he finished 15th.
However, Bonac was determined to get among the elite bodybuilding crowd and took the 8th place at the 2015 Mr. Olympia.
In 2016, Bonac took the 5th place at the Mr. Olympia.
Recently, Bonac took home his first pro victory, taking how a win at the 2018 Arnold Classic.
According to the bodybuilding legend Jay Cutler, William Bonac is “the future of bodybuilding” and one of the most impressive physiques to grace the Olympia scene.
For Bonac, it is the confidence and down to earth attitude that made him reach these heights in bodybuilding, accompanied by the proper nutrition.
Even though Bonac has been compared to many legends, he is certainly one of the most unique bodybuilders in terms of his personal journey.
William “The Conqueror” Bonac dominated in the three rounds of judging and overthrew Dexter Jackson. Jackson has 28 career wins, and Bonac is just getting started.
Bonac has been hard at work preparing for the Arnold, posting on his Instagram doing some lat work “2 weeks out.”
He looked shredded, and his stage appearance showed his hard work and dedication.
While many competitors looked ready for the stage, Bonac stayed true to his diet and dedication.
His 3rd place position in the 2017 Arnold was an eye-opener.
It was clear to everyone that William Bonac is one of the most impressive bodybuilders today.
Competitors going against Bonac should have been worried when he stepped onto the stage.
Congratulated by Arnold Schwarzenegger himself, Bonac received a check for $130,000 for winning.
Unlike some of the past winners, Bonac has been extremely humble.
He had been waiting for this moment since he placed third at an amateur competition in 2011.
Being a fan since he was eight, Bonac remembers watching his favorite movie Conan the Barbarian.
Bonac says, “Lil’ did I know that one day I would win his 30th Annual Arnold Schwarzenegger Classic show and be handed the trophy by the legend himself.”
Bonac is representing his Ghana country and has become the idol of his country.
Seeing Bonac’s progress in his short, but successful, career leads us to believe that it is going to be hard to stop him.
Winning bodybuilding’s biggest show of the year shows what hard work, dedication, and an immaculate diet and training regimen can do.
William Bonac just won the 30th Arnold Classic In Columbus Debut
William “The Conqueror” Bonac, a Ghana native now living in the Netherlands, dominated all three rounds of judging in cruising to his first major professional victory.
It was the fourth career win for Bonac, who was third at the 2017 Mr. Olympia.
Five-time Arnold Classic champion Dexter Jackson of Jacksonville, Fla., the most decorated bodybuilder in history with 28 career wins, finished second and defending champion Cedric McMillan of Heath Springs, South Carolina was third.
Bonac received congratulations from Arnold Schwarzenegger, a check for $130,000, a Tony Nowak Official Champions Jacket and the champion’s trophy from Catherine Colle of Midway Labs USA and Eric Hillman of Optimum Nutrition.
Jackson, 47 received $75,000 and a medal from ROGUE Fitness and Jan Tana.
The popular McMillan was third and received $50,000 from Animal and The Columbus Dispatch.
Roelly Winklaar of the Netherlands finished fourth and received $30,000 from Blackstone Labs and Bodybuilding.com.
Steve Kuclo of Dallas, Texas was fifth in his Arnold Classic debut and received $15,000 from Rule One Proteins and Ricart Automotive.
Lionel Beyeke of France, competing in Columbus for the fourth time, was sixth and received $10,000 from Rivalus and MHP. His previous best finish was fourth in 2017.
Also competing and finishing seventh through 13th, respectively, were Justin Rodriquez (New York, New York), Jonathan De La Rosa (White Plains, New York), Lukas Osladil (Czech Republic), Hidetada Yamagishi (Japan), Fred Smalls (Townsend, Delaware), Dennis Wolf (Germany) and Maxx Charles (Huntington, New York).
Paul Poloczek of Germany also competed but did not finish.
Sources : https://www.bodybuilding.com/content/william-bonac-wins-30th-arnold-classic-in-columbus-debut.html and https://www.tigerfitness.com/blogs/motivation/william-bonac-bio-and-competition-history
