{{short description|American cyclist}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2019}} {{Infobox cyclist | name = Ron Skarin | image = | caption = | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|11|9}} | birth_place = Los Angeles, California, United States | death_date = | death_place = | height = | weight = | discipline = | role = | ridertype = | amateuryears1 = | amateurteam1 = | proyears1 = | proteam1 = | majorwins = }}

'''Ron Skarin''' (born November 9, 1951) is an American former cyclist. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics and 1976 Summer Olympics.<ref name="sports-reference">{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sk/ron-skarin-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418082023/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sk/ron-skarin-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 18, 2020 |title=Ron Skarin Olympic Results |access-date=October 26, 2014 |work=sports-reference.com}}</ref>

Skarin won ten national titles, including the Team Pursuit 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976 and 1977, Individual Pursuit 1975, Ten mile 1976, Points Race 1978 and Madis in 1981.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2005 |title=Ron Skarin |url=https://usbhof.org/inductee/ron-skarin/ |access-date=2023-11-13 |website=U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame |language=en-US}}</ref> He was Gold Medalist in the team pursuit at the Pan American Games in Mexico City in 1975. He broke the men's hour record in May 1979 at Ontario Motor Speedway, completing 51.310&nbsp;km in one hour.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ronald Philip Skarin - Biography |url=https://olympics.com/en/athletes/ronald-philip-skarin |access-date=Nov 13, 2023 |website=International Olympic Committee}}</ref>

Skarin was director of the U.S. Cycling Federation in 1979-80.<ref name=":0" />

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