Ruud Stokvis

{{Short description|Dutch rower (born 1943)}}

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|name=Ruud Stokvis

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|caption=Ruud Stokvis (left) and Roel Luynenburg in 1968

|birth_date={{birth date and age|1943|4|24|df=y}}

|birth_place=Amsterdam, the Netherlands

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|sport=Rowing

|club=Nereus, Amsterdam

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{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalBronze| 1972 Munich | Coxless pair}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Rowing Championships}}

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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, {{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}})