Ronald Edward Ulmer (6 September 1913 – 27 December 1989) was a New Zealand track cyclist. He was born in Wellington. In the

1938 British Empire Games The 1938 British Empire Games was the third British Empire Games, the event that evolved to become the Commonwealth Games. Held in Sydney, Australia from 5–12 February 1938, they were timed to coincide with Sydney's sesqui-centenary (150 ye ...

he competed in the 10 miles track race, the 1 km time trial (coming 6th), and the sprint (coming 4th). He was a national champion several times over and later proprietor of Bluebird Cycles in Petone in the Hutt Valley. He was the father of junior road cycling champion Gary Ulmer and the grandfather of Olympic cyclist Sarah Ulmer, who said in 1991 that she had inherited Ron Ulmer's 1950 Zeus cycle from her father.''Granddad’s Legacy'' in the New Zealand Herald (Auckland) of 7 May 1991 s1 p17

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* 1913 births 1989 deaths New Zealand male cyclists Commonwealth Games competitors for New Zealand Cyclists at the 1938 British Empire Games 20th-century New Zealand people {{NewZealand-cycling-bio-stub