Facts:   - sport: speedskating    - retired: 1995      - medaltemplates: sport women 's speed skating    - birth date: 18 march 1964    - name: bonnie blair    - image: bonnie blair.jpg    - birth place: cornwall , new york    - turnedpro: 1994   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of bonnie blair .
bonnie kathleen blair -lrb- born march 18 , 1964 -rrb- is a retired american speedskater .she is one of the top skaters of her time , and one of the most decorated athletes in olympic history .blair competed for the united states in four olympics , and in her olympic career won five gold medals and one bronze medal .