| Paul Hoekstra | |
| Full Name: | Paulus Joan Hoekstra |
| Birth Place: | Enschede, the Netherlands |
| Height: | 1.79 m |
| Weight: | 83 kg |
| Sport: | canoe sprint |
| Club: | TWV, Hengelo (NED) KCC Gent, Gent |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Paulus "Paul" Hoekstra (Enschede, 30 December 1944) is a Dutch-born, Belgian retired sprint canoeist who was active from the mid-1960s to the mid-1970s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the K-2 1000 m event at Tokyo in 1964. Hoekstra also won two medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a silver (K-2 500 m: 1971 for Belgium) and a bronze (K-1 500 m: 1966 for the Netherlands).