Rudolf "Ruud" Stokvis (born 24 April 1943) is a retired rower from the Netherlands, who represented his native country twice at the Summer Olympics, starting in 1968. Four years later, he won a bronze medal in the coxless pairs alongside Roel Luynenburg.[1] Stokvis also won a bronze medal in the coxless fours at the 1966 World Rowing Championships.[2]

Ruud Stokvis
Ruud Stokvis (left) and Roel Luynenburg in 1968
Personal information
Born (1943-04-24) 24 April 1943 (age 81)
Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight87 kg (192 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubNereus, Amsterdam
Medal record
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Munich Coxless pair
World Rowing Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1966 Bled Coxless four

In 1978, Stokvis defended a PhD thesis on the ideological and organizational development of modern sports. He was then teaching sociology at the University of Amsterdam, including sports-related topics. He was also involved in research activities and published several books:[3]

  • 125 jaar Koninklijke Nederlandsche Studenten Roeibond (2008, ISBN 9789090228532)
  • Fitter, harder & mooier : de onweerstaanbare opkomst van de fitnesscultuur (Amsterdam/Antwerpen, 2008, ISBN 9789029565912)
  • Concurrentie en beschaving : ondernemingen en het commercieel beschavingsproces (Amsterdam, 1999, ISBN 9053524614)
  • Sport, publiek en de media (Amsterdam, 2003, ISBN 9052600465)
  • De sportwereld : een sociologische inleiding (Alphen aan den Rijn/Brussel, 1989, ISBN 9014038674)
  • Ondernemers en industriële verhoudingen : een onderneming in regionaal verband (1945–1985) (Assen, 1989, ISBN 9023224760)
  • Strijd over sport : organisatorische en ideologische ontwikkelingen (Deventer, 1979, ISBN 9060015681)

References

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  1. ^ Ruud Stokvis. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften. sport-komplett.de
  3. ^ "Ruud Stokvis". Archived from the original on 14 November 2007. Retrieved 23 October 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link). fmg.uva.nl