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Bonnie Blair

Given name	Bonnie Kathleen
Surname	Blair
Sex	Female
Born	18 March 1964

Bonnie Blair, born in Cornwall, New York, started her career as a short track skater. She made her speed skating debut at the 1984 Sarajevo Olympics, finishing 8th in the 500 m. Although clearly a sprinter (finishing in the top-10 of the World Sprint Championships in 1984 and 1985), she also took part in two World Championships, where she twice won the 500 m bronze medal.

In 1986, she first climbed on the World Sprint Championships podium, finishing 3rd. She would be back on the podium the next two years as well: 2nd in 1987, 3rd in 1988. In 1988, she shocked the world by beating the East German skaters to the Olympic gold medal on the 500 m in Calgary, where she also won the 1000 m bronze medal. The following year, Blair won her first of three World Sprint Championships in Heerenveen.

At the 1992 Olympics, Blair won gold medals on both 500 m and 1000 m, a perfomance she repeated in 1994, becoming the only woman to win an Olympic speed skating event three times. Blair finished her career with two World Sprint titles in 1994 and 1995, the last one in her home town Milwaukee.

Further, Blair won 10 World Cup titles (5 for 500 m, 5 for 1000 m), won 66 World Cup races (of which 4 in the 1500 m) and skated 9 World Records. One of these World Record was in the 500 m, when she became the first woman to break 39 seconds. In her short track career, Blair won the World Championships in 1986, after finishing 3rd and 2nd in the previous years.

Bonnie Blair is married to speed skater Dave Cruikshank.

Last updated on 26 November 2005 by Jeroen Heijmans.

International Championship Results

	Result	Distance	Date	Tournament	Venue
	8	500 m Women	10 February 1984	Olympic Winter Games 1984	Sarajevo
	8	Sprint Women	4 March 1984	World Sprint Championships Women 1984	Trondheim
	NC18	Allround Women	10 February 1985	World Championships Women 1985	Sarajevo
	9	Sprint Women	24 February 1985	World Sprint Championships Women 1985	Heerenveen
	NC19	Allround Women	9 February 1986	World Championships Women 1986	Den Haag
	3	Sprint Women	23 February 1986	World Sprint Championships Women 1986	Karuizawa
	2	Sprint Women	1 February 1987	World Sprint Championships Women 1987	Sainte-Foy
	3	Sprint Women	7 February 1988	World Sprint Championships Women 1988	West Allis
	1	500 m Women	22 February 1988	Olympic Winter Games 1988	Calgary
	3	1000 m Women	26 February 1988	Olympic Winter Games 1988	Calgary
	4	1500 m Women	27 February 1988	Olympic Winter Games 1988	Calgary
	1	Sprint Women	26 February 1989	World Sprint Championships Women 1989	Heerenveen
	2	Sprint Women	25 February 1990	World Sprint Championships Women 1990	Tromsø
	5	Sprint Women	24 February 1991	World Sprint Championships Women 1991	Inzell
	1	500 m Women	9 February 1992	Olympic Winter Games 1992	Albertville
	1	1000 m Women	10 February 1992	Olympic Winter Games 1992	Albertville
	21	1500 m Women	12 February 1992	Olympic Winter Games 1992	Albertville
	2	Sprint Women	1 March 1992	World Sprint Championships Women 1992	Oslo
	2	Sprint Women	28 February 1993	World Sprint Championships Women 1993	Ikaho
	1	Sprint Women	30 January 1994	World Sprint Championships Women 1994	Calgary
	1	500 m Women	19 February 1994	Olympic Winter Games 1994	Hamar
	4	1500 m Women	21 February 1994	Olympic Winter Games 1994	Hamar
	1	1000 m Women	23 February 1994	Olympic Winter Games 1994	Hamar
	1	Sprint Women	19 February 1995	World Sprint Championships Women 1995	Milwaukee

World Cup Results

	Result	Distance	Date	Tournament	Venue
	1	500 m Women	4 January 1986	5th World Cup 1985-1986	Inzell
	1	1000 m Women	4 January 1986	5th World Cup 1985-1986	Inzell
	2	1500 m Women	4 January 1986	5th World Cup 1985-1986	Inzell
	3	500 m Women	25 January 1986	8th World Cup 1985-1986	Davos
	5	1500 m Women	25 January 1986	8th World Cup 1985-1986	Davos
	3	1000 m Women	26 January 1986	8th World Cup 1985-1986	Davos
	8	3000 m Women	26 January 1986	8th World Cup 1985-1986	Davos
	2	500 m Women	6 March 1986	World Cup Final 1985-1986	Inzell
	11	1500 m Women	6 March 1986	World Cup Final 1985-1986	Inzell
	5	1000 m Women	8 March 1986	World Cup Final 1985-1986	Inzell
	1	500 m Women	29 November 1986	1st World Cup 1986-1987	Berlin
	2	1000 m Women	29 November 1986	1st World Cup 1986-1987	Berlin
	1	500 m Women	30 November 1986	1st World Cup 1986-1987	Berlin
	2	1000 m Women	30 November 1986	1st World Cup 1986-1987	Berlin
	1	500 m Women	6 December 1986	2nd World Cup 1986-1987	Assen
	1	1000 m Women	6 December 1986	2nd World Cup 1986-1987	Assen
	1	500 m Women	7 December 1986	2nd World Cup 1986-1987	Assen
	1	1000 m Women	7 December 1986	2nd World Cup 1986-1987	Assen
	1	500 m Women	10 January 1987	3rd World Cup 1986-1987	Davos
	3	1500 m Women	10 January 1987	3rd World Cup 1986-1987	Davos
	1	500 m Women	24 January 1987	5th World Cup 1986-1987	Lake Placid
	1	1000 m Women	25 January 1987	5th World Cup 1986-1987	Lake Placid
	1	500 m Women	28 February 1987	6th World Cup 1986-1987	Helsinki
	3	1500 m Women	28 February 1987	6th World Cup 1986-1987	Helsinki
	3	1000 m Women	1 March 1987	6th World Cup 1986-1987	Helsinki
	1	500 m Women	4 March 1987	7th World Cup 1986-1987	Skien
	4	1500 m Women	4 March 1987	7th World Cup 1986-1987	Skien
	1	1000 m Women	5 March 1987	7th World Cup 1986-1987	Larvik
	1	500 m Women	12 March 1987	World Cup Final 1986-1987	Inzell
	2	1500 m Women	12 March 1987	World Cup Final 1986-1987	Inzell
	1	1000 m Women	13 March 1987	World Cup Final 1986-1987	Inzell
	1	500 m Women	28 November 1987	2nd World Cup 1987-1988	Butte
	4	1500 m Women	28 November 1987	2nd World Cup 1987-1988	Butte
	3	1000 m Women	29 November 1987	2nd World Cup 1987-1988	Butte
	1	500 m Women	4 December 1987	3rd World Cup 1987-1988	Calgary
	3	1500 m Women	4 December 1987	3rd World Cup 1987-1988	Calgary
	2	1000 m Women	5 December 1987	3rd World Cup 1987-1988	Calgary
	2	500 m Women	6 December 1987	3rd World Cup 1987-1988	Calgary
	31	500 m Women	9 January 1988	4th World Cup 1987-1988	Davos
	3	1500 m Women	9 January 1988	4th World Cup 1987-1988	Davos
	3	1000 m Women	10 January 1988	4th World Cup 1987-1988	Davos
	2	500 m Women	19 March 1988	World Cup Final (Women) 1987-1988	Heerenveen
	2	1000 m Women	19 March 1988	World Cup Final (Women) 1987-1988	Heerenveen
	1	1500 m Women	20 March 1988	World Cup Final (Women) 1987-1988	Heerenveen
	2	500 m Women	8 February 1989	5th World Cup 1988-1989	Butte
	3	1000 m Women	8 February 1989	5th World Cup 1988-1989	Butte
	1	500 m Women	9 February 1989	5th World Cup 1988-1989	Butte
	3	1500 m Women	9 February 1989	5th World Cup 1988-1989	Butte
	3	500 m Women	11 February 1989	6th World Cup 1988-1989	Calgary
	4	1500 m Women	11 February 1989	6th World Cup 1988-1989	Calgary
	3	1000 m Women	12 February 1989	6th World Cup 1988-1989	Calgary
	2	500 m Women	10 March 1989	8th World Cup 1988-1989	Inzell
	3	1500 m Women	10 March 1989	8th World Cup 1988-1989	Inzell
	4	1000 m Women	11 March 1989	8th World Cup 1988-1989	Inzell
	3	500 m Women	18 March 1989	World Cup Final 1988-1989	Heerenveen
	4	1000 m Women	18 March 1989	World Cup Final 1988-1989	Heerenveen
	7	1500 m Women	19 March 1989	World Cup Final 1988-1989	Heerenveen
	2	500 m Women	9 December 1989	3rd World Cup 1989-1990	Karuizawa
	3	1000 m Women	9 December 1989	3rd World Cup 1989-1990	Karuizawa
	2	500 m Women	10 December 1989	3rd World Cup 1989-1990	Karuizawa
	1	1000 m Women	10 December 1989	3rd World Cup 1989-1990	Karuizawa
	2	500 m Women	16 December 1989	4th World Cup 1989-1990	Seoul
	5	1000 m Women	16 December 1989	4th World Cup 1989-1990	Seoul
	1	500 m Women	17 December 1989	4th World Cup 1989-1990	Seoul
	4	1000 m Women	17 December 1989	4th World Cup 1989-1990	Seoul
	1	500 m Women	3 February 1990	7th World Cup 1989-1990	Butte
	1	500 m Women	3 February 1990	6th World Cup 1989-1990	Lake Placid
	1	1500 m Women	3 February 1990	7th World Cup 1989-1990	Butte
	1	1500 m Women	3 February 1990	6th World Cup 1989-1990	Lake Placid
	1	1000 m Women	4 February 1990	7th World Cup 1989-1990	Butte
	2	1000 m Women	4 February 1990	6th World Cup 1989-1990	Lake Placid
	1	500 m Women	3 March 1990	World Cup Final (Women) 1989-1990	Inzell
	1	1000 m Women	3 March 1990	World Cup Final (Women) 1989-1990	Inzell
	4	1500 m Women	3 March 1990	World Cup Final (Women) 1989-1990	Inzell
	3	500 m Women	8 December 1990	3rd World Cup 1990-1991	Asama
	3	1000 m Women	8 December 1990	3rd World Cup 1990-1991	Asama
	3	500 m Women	9 December 1990	3rd World Cup 1990-1991	Asama
	2	1000 m Women	9 December 1990	3rd World Cup 1990-1991	Asama
	1	500 m Women	15 December 1990	4th World Cup 1990-1991	Karuizawa
	3	1000 m Women	15 December 1990	4th World Cup 1990-1991	Karuizawa
	2	500 m Women	16 December 1990	4th World Cup 1990-1991	Karuizawa
	3	1000 m Women	16 December 1990	4th World Cup 1990-1991	Karuizawa
	1	500 m Women	12 January 1991	5th World Cup 1990-1991	Davos
	4	1000 m Women	13 January 1991	5th World Cup 1990-1991	Davos
	2	500 m Women	2 March 1991	World Cup Final (Women) 1990-1991	Den Haag
	4	1000 m Women	2 March 1991	World Cup Final (Women) 1990-1991	Den Haag
	19	500 m Women	3 March 1991	World Cup Final (Women) 1990-1991	Den Haag
	1	500 m Women	22 November 1991	1st World Cup 1991-1992	Berlin
	1	1000 m Women	23 November 1991	1st World Cup 1991-1992	Berlin
	7	1500 m Women	23 November 1991	1st World Cup 1991-1992	Berlin
	1	500 m Women	30 November 1991	2nd World Cup 1991-1992	Warszawa
	7	1500 m Women	30 November 1991	2nd World Cup 1991-1992	Warszawa
	1	1000 m Women	1 December 1991	2nd World Cup 1991-1992	Warszawa
	1	500 m Women	7 December 1991	3rd World Cup 1991-1992	Albertville
	1	500 m Women	11 January 1992	4th World Cup 1991-1992	Collalbo
	5	1500 m Women	11 January 1992	4th World Cup 1991-1992	Collalbo
	1	1000 m Women	12 January 1992	4th World Cup 1991-1992	Collalbo
	1	500 m Women	13 March 1992	World Cup Final (Women) 1991-1992	Inzell
	1	1000 m Women	13 March 1992	World Cup Final (Women) 1991-1992	Inzell
	2	500 m Women	14 March 1992	World Cup Final (Women) 1991-1992	Inzell
	4	1500 m Women	14 March 1992	World Cup Final (Women) 1991-1992	Inzell
	6	1500 m Women	28 November 1992	1st World Cup 1992-1993	Berlin
	2	500 m Women	5 December 1992	2nd World Cup 1992-1993	Karuizawa
	2	1000 m Women	5 December 1992	2nd World Cup 1992-1993	Karuizawa
	2	500 m Women	6 December 1992	2nd World Cup 1992-1993	Karuizawa
	11	1000 m Women	6 December 1992	2nd World Cup 1992-1993	Karuizawa
	2	500 m Women	12 December 1992	3rd World Cup 1992-1993	Seoul
	1	1000 m Women	12 December 1992	3rd World Cup 1992-1993	Seoul
	3	500 m Women	13 December 1992	3rd World Cup 1992-1993	Seoul
	1	1000 m Women	13 December 1992	3rd World Cup 1992-1993	Seoul
	4	500 m Women	16 January 1993	4th World Cup 1992-1993	Davos
	6	1500 m Women	16 January 1993	4th World Cup 1992-1993	Davos
	1	1000 m Women	17 January 1993	4th World Cup 1992-1993	Davos
	2	500 m Women	6 March 1993	7th World Cup 1992-1993	Inzell
	3	1000 m Women	6 March 1993	7th World Cup 1992-1993	Inzell
	6	1500 m Women	7 March 1993	7th World Cup 1992-1993	Inzell
	2	500 m Women	13 March 1993	World Cup Final 1992-1993	Heerenveen
	2	1000 m Women	13 March 1993	World Cup Final 1992-1993	Heerenveen
	2	500 m Women	14 March 1993	World Cup Final 1992-1993	Heerenveen
	12	1500 m Women	14 March 1993	World Cup Final 1992-1993	Heerenveen
	1	500 m Women	26 November 1993	1st World Cup 1993-1994	Berlin
	1	1000 m Women	27 November 1993	1st World Cup 1993-1994	Berlin
	5	1500 m Women	27 November 1993	1st World Cup 1993-1994	Berlin
	2	500 m Women	4 December 1993	2nd World Cup 1993-1994	Hamar
	1	1000 m Women	5 December 1993	2nd World Cup 1993-1994	Hamar
	4	1500 m Women	5 December 1993	2nd World Cup 1993-1994	Hamar
	1	500 m Women	21 January 1994	4th World Cup 1993-1994	Milwaukee
	1	1000 m Women	21 January 1994	4th World Cup 1993-1994	Milwaukee
	1	500 m Women	22 January 1994	4th World Cup 1993-1994	Milwaukee
	1	1000 m Women	22 January 1994	4th World Cup 1993-1994	Milwaukee
	1	500 m Women	12 March 1994	6th World Cup 1993-1994	Inzell
	1	1000 m Women	12 March 1994	6th World Cup 1993-1994	Inzell
	3	500 m Women	13 March 1994	6th World Cup 1993-1994	Inzell
	4	1500 m Women	13 March 1994	6th World Cup 1993-1994	Inzell
	1	500 m Women	19 March 1994	World Cup Final 1993-1994	Heerenveen
	1	1000 m Women	19 March 1994	World Cup Final 1993-1994	Heerenveen
	1	500 m Women	20 March 1994	World Cup Final 1993-1994	Heerenveen
	5	1500 m Women	20 March 1994	World Cup Final 1993-1994	Heerenveen
	1	500 m Women	3 December 1994	2nd World Cup 1994-1995	Obihiro
	3	1000 m Women	3 December 1994	2nd World Cup 1994-1995	Obihiro
	1	500 m Women	4 December 1994	2nd World Cup 1994-1995	Obihiro
	1	1000 m Women	4 December 1994	2nd World Cup 1994-1995	Obihiro
	1	500 m Women	7 December 1994	3rd World Cup 1994-1995	Obihiro
	2	1000 m Women	7 December 1994	3rd World Cup 1994-1995	Obihiro
	1	500 m Women	8 December 1994	3rd World Cup 1994-1995	Obihiro
	1	1000 m Women	8 December 1994	3rd World Cup 1994-1995	Obihiro
	1	500 m Women	20 January 1995	5th World Cup 1994-1995	Davos
	1	500 m Women	21 January 1995	5th World Cup 1994-1995	Davos
	5	1500 m Women	21 January 1995	5th World Cup 1994-1995	Davos
	29	1000 m Women	22 January 1995	5th World Cup 1994-1995	Davos
	3	500 m Women	28 January 1995	6th World Cup 1994-1995	Innsbruck
	5	1000 m Women	29 January 1995	6th World Cup 1994-1995	Innsbruck
	2	500 m Women	11 February 1995	7th World Cup 1994-1995	Calgary
	1	1000 m Women	11 February 1995	7th World Cup 1994-1995	Calgary
	1	500 m Women	12 February 1995	7th World Cup 1994-1995	Calgary
	1	1000 m Women	12 February 1995	7th World Cup 1994-1995	Calgary
	1	500 m Women	24 February 1995	8th World Cup 1994-1995	Inzell
	1	500 m Women	25 February 1995	8th World Cup 1994-1995	Inzell
	13	1000 m Women	26 February 1995	8th World Cup 1994-1995	Inzell
	2	500 m Women	11 March 1995	World Cup Final 1994-1995	Hamar
	1	1000 m Women	11 March 1995	World Cup Final 1994-1995	Hamar
	1	500 m Women	12 March 1995	World Cup Final 1994-1995	Hamar
	3	1500 m Women	12 March 1995	World Cup Final 1994-1995	Hamar

World Cup Standings

	Result	Distance	Season
	4	500 m Women	World Cup 1985-1986
	4	1000 m Women	World Cup 1985-1986
	4	1500 m Women	World Cup 1985-1986
	15	3000 m / 5000 m Women	World Cup 1985-1986
	1	500 m Women	World Cup 1986-1987
	1	1000 m Women	World Cup 1986-1987
	5	1500 m Women	World Cup 1986-1987
	2	5000 m / 10000 m Men	Gloria World Cup 1987-1988
	2	500 m Women	Gloria World Cup 1987-1988
	1	1000 m Women	Gloria World Cup 1987-1988
	3	5000 m / 10000 m Men	World Cup 1988-1989
	4	500 m Women	World Cup 1988-1989
	4	1000 m Women	World Cup 1988-1989
	1	500 m Women	World Cup 1989-1990
	2	1000 m Women	World Cup 1989-1990
	4	1500 m Women	World Cup 1989-1990
	3	500 m Women	World Cup 1990-1991
	3	1000 m Women	World Cup 1990-1991
	1	500 m Women	World Cup 1991-1992
	1	1000 m Women	World Cup 1991-1992
	3	1500 m Women	World Cup 1991-1992
	2	500 m Women	World Cup 1992-1993
	1	1000 m Women	World Cup 1992-1993
	8	1500 m Women	World Cup 1992-1993
	1	500 m Women	World Cup 1993-1994
	1	1000 m Women	World Cup 1993-1994
	5	1500 m Women	World Cup 1993-1994
	1	500 m Women	World Cup 1994-1995
	1	1000 m Women	World Cup 1994-1995
	13	1500 m Women	World Cup 1994-1995

World Records

Distance	Time	Rink	Date
500 m Women	39,43	Heerenveen	19 March 1987
500 m Women	39,10	Calgary	22 February 1988
Sprint Women	159.435	Heerenveen	26 February 1989
Sprint Women	159.390	Davos	19 January 1992
Sprint Women	157.405	Calgary	30 January 1994
Sprint Women	156.505	Calgary	26 March 1994
500 m Women	38,99	Calgary	26 March 1994
Sprint Women	156.435	Calgary	11 February 1995
500 m Women	38,69	Calgary	12 February 1995