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

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]

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]

References

  1. Ruud Stokvis. sports-reference.com
  2. Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften. sport-komplett.de
  3. Ruud Stokvis at the Wayback Machine (archived November 14, 2007). fmg.uva.nl
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