Ruud Stokvis Explained

Ruud Stokvis
Birth Date:	24 April 1943
Birth Place:	Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Height:	1.9m (06.2feet)
Weight:	87kg (192lb)
Sport:	Rowing
Club:	Nereus, Amsterdam
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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,)
• 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,)