René Klaassen

Personal information

Born

March 4, 1961

Medal record

Men's Field Hockey
Competitor for the Netherlands
Olympic Games
	1988 Seoul	Team Competition
World Cup
	1990 Lahore	Team Competition

René Nico Hubertus Klaassen (born March 4, 1961 in Velp) is a former field hockey defender from the Netherlands, who participated in two Summer Olympics: in Los Angeles (1984) and in Seoul (1988).

He ended up in sixth place in California with the Dutch National Men's Team, and won the bronze medal in South Korea four years later, after defeating Australia (2-1) in the Bronze Medal Game. Klaassen earned a total number of 126 caps, scoring three goals, in the years 1984–1990. He was also on the side that won the world title in Lahore, Pakistan. After that tournament he retired from international competition.

External links

Dutch Hockey Federation

René Klaassen – International Tournaments

Netherlands squad – 1988 Summer Olympics

1 Benninga 2 Bovelander 3 Brinkman 4 Crucq 5 Delissen 6 Diepeveen 7 Faber 8 van den Honert 9 Jansen 10 Klaassen 11 Kooijman 12 Kruize 13 Leistra 14 Parlevliet 15 Schlatmann 16 Steens Coach: Jorritsma

Netherlands squad – 1990 FIH World Cup

1 Leistra 2 Benninga 3 Diepeveen 4 Crucq 5 Klaassen 6 Kooijman 7 Delissen (c) 8 Brinkman 9 Weterings 10 Veen 11 Bovelander 12 Kwinten 13 Zijp 14 Van 't Hek 15 Parlevliet 16 Van den Honert Coach: Jorritsma

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