Bonnie Blair

Athlete

Bonnie Blair

Five-time Olympic speed-skating champion

9 sourced records. Each exercise has a top recorded mark and its evidence. Check the date, age, effort and method before you compare.

Bonnie Blair 500 m long-track speed skating

Bonnie Blair's recorded 500 m long-track speed skating is 38.69 s. Performance date: 1995-02-12. Age at the time: 30. This was a competition result. The source at skoyteforbundet.no gives this mark. Source type: official result.

1995 Calgary World Cup · 500 m world record at Calgary Olympic Oval

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“38.69 Bonnie Blair”

Utviklingen av verdensrekordene 1880–2024

The Norwegian Skating Association lists this result in the women’s 500 m table on PDF page 19. The row gives World Cup, Calgary and February 12, 1995. Contemporary wire coverage confirms the result.

  1. 1995

    • 500 m long-track speed skating38.69 s

      Competition500 m world record at Calgary Olympic Oval

      Official result, skoyteforbundet.no1995-02-12 · age 30

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      “38.69 Bonnie Blair”

      Utviklingen av verdensrekordene 1880–20241995 Calgary World Cup

  2. 1994

    • 500 m long-track speed skating38.99 s

      CompetitionCalgary world-record performance

      Official result, olympedia.org1994-03-26 · age 30medium confidence

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      “38.99”

      Bonnie Blair — OlympediaCalgary world-record performance

  3. 1988

    • 500 m long-track speed skating39.1 s

      Competition1988 Calgary Winter Olympics

      Official result, olympedia.org1988-02-22 · age 23medium confidence

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      “39.10”

      Bonnie Blair — Olympedia1988 Calgary Winter Olympics

  4. 1987

    • 500 m long-track speed skating39.43 s

      CompetitionHeerenveen world-record performance

      Official result, olympedia.org1987-03-19 · age 23medium confidence

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      “39.43”

      Bonnie Blair — OlympediaHeerenveen world-record performance

Bonnie Blair 1,000 m long-track speed skating

Bonnie Blair's recorded 1,000 m long-track speed skating is 1:18.05. Performance date: 1995. Age at the time: 30–31. This was a competition result. The source at olympedia.org gives this mark. Source type: official result. Confidence is medium.

Personal best · Personal-best time

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“1000 – 1:18.05 (1995)”

Bonnie Blair — Olympedia

Olympedia gives the performance year. The meet and day are not stated.

  1. 1995

    • 1,000 m long-track speed skating1:18.05

      CompetitionPersonal-best time

      Official result, olympedia.org1995 · age 30–31medium confidence

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      “1000 – 1:18.05 (1995)”

      Bonnie Blair — OlympediaPersonal best

  2. 1988

    • 1,000 m long-track speed skating1:18.31

      Competition1988 Calgary Winter Olympics

      Official result, olympedia.org1988-02-26 · age 23medium confidence

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      “1:18.31”

      Bonnie Blair — Olympedia1988 Calgary Winter Olympics

Bonnie Blair 1,500 m long-track speed skating

Bonnie Blair's recorded 1,500 m long-track speed skating is 2:03.44. Performance date: 1994. Age at the time: 29–30. This was a competition result. The source at olympedia.org gives this mark. Source type: official result. Confidence is medium.

Personal best · Personal-best time

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“1500 – 2:03.44 (1994)”

Bonnie Blair — Olympedia

Olympedia gives the performance year. The meet and day are not stated.

  1. 1994

    • 1,500 m long-track speed skating2:03.44

      CompetitionPersonal-best time

      Official result, olympedia.org1994 · age 29–30medium confidence

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      “1500 – 2:03.44 (1994)”

      Bonnie Blair — OlympediaPersonal best

Bonnie Blair 3,000 m long-track speed skating

Bonnie Blair's recorded 3,000 m long-track speed skating is 4:47.6. Performance date: 1986. Age at the time: 21–22. This was a competition result. The source at olympedia.org gives this mark. Source type: official result. Confidence is medium.

Personal best · Personal-best time

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“3000 – 4:47.60 (1986)”

Bonnie Blair — Olympedia

Olympedia gives the performance year. The meet and day are not stated.

  1. 1986

    • 3,000 m long-track speed skating4:47.6

      CompetitionPersonal-best time

      Official result, olympedia.org1986 · age 21–22medium confidence

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      “3000 – 4:47.60 (1986)”

      Bonnie Blair — OlympediaPersonal best

Bonnie Blair 5,000 m long-track speed skating

Bonnie Blair's recorded 5,000 m long-track speed skating is 8:58.29. Performance date: 1985. Age at the time: 20–21. This was a competition result. The source at olympedia.org gives this mark. Source type: official result. Confidence is medium.

Personal best · Personal-best time

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“5000 – 8:58.29 (1985)”

Bonnie Blair — Olympedia

Olympedia gives the performance year. The meet and day are not stated.

  1. 1985

    • 5,000 m long-track speed skating8:58.29

      CompetitionPersonal-best time

      Official result, olympedia.org1985 · age 20–21medium confidence

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      “5000 – 8:58.29 (1985)”

      Bonnie Blair — OlympediaPersonal best

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