Blair Bonnie Biography

True champions are defined by their ability to succeed under duress. In the world of sports, there are many victors, but the famous athletes are the ones who rise to the challenge of pressure again after a time. Bonnie Blair is unquestionably known as the speed skater who delivers her finest results when it matters most. Blair won the gold medal in the 1988 Calgary Olympics 500-meter race faster than any woman before or after, with a world record timing of 39.1 seconds. This record remained for five years until Blair, at the age of 30, achieved her ultimate aim of breaking the 39-second barrier with a time of 38.99 seconds in March 1994. Blair came through again four years later in the 1992 Albertville Olympics, with the entire world watching and a country counting on her. In the 500 meters, she blasted away the competition, winning by 18 hundredths of a second over her nearest opponent. Blair became the first woman in Olympic history to win consecutive gold medals in the event, as well as the first American woman to win consecutive gold medals in the Winter Olympics. She made history once more in the 1,000 meters, winning her second gold of the Games and her fourth Olympic medal overall by barely two-hundredths of a second. Blair competed in her final Winter Olympics at Lillehammer, Norway, in 1994, earning gold medals in the 500 and 1,000 meters. Blair became the most decorated Winter Games athlete in US history, as well as the record holder for the most gold medals (five), won by an American woman in any sport, with her sixth career Olympic medal. Blair, who was named Woman Speedskater of the Year by the United States Olympic Committee from 1985 to 1992, also set the world record for overall points in the World Sprint Speed Skating Championships in 1989, defeating defending champion and former Olympic opponent Christa Rothenburger of East Germany.

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