René Klaassen
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René Nico Hubertus Klaassen (born 4 March 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
- René Klaassen at Olympedia
- René Klaassen at InterSportStats
- Dutch Hockey Federation
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Categories:
- 1961 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Rheden
- Field hockey players from Gelderland
- Dutch men's field hockey players
- Olympic field hockey players for the Netherlands
- Field hockey players at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Field hockey players at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands
- Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- 1990 Men's Hockey World Cup players
- 21st-century Dutch people
- 20th-century Dutch sportsmen
- Dutch field hockey Olympic medalist stubs