Ruud Stokvis

Ruud Stokvis

Ruud Stokvis (left) and Roel Luynenburg in 1968
Personal information
Born	(1943-04-24) 24 April 1943 Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	87 kg (192 lb)
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Club	Nereus, 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

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. Stokvis also won a bronze medal in the coxless fours at the 1966 World Rowing Championships.

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:

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