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Klaas Veering

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Klaas Veering
Personal information
Born (1981-09-26) 26 September 1981 (age 43)
Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands
Medal record
Men's Field Hockey
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens Team
European Championship
Silver medal – second place 2005 Leipzig Team
Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place 2003 Amstelveen Team
Gold medal – first place 2006 Terrassa Team
Silver medal – second place 2004 Lahore Team
Silver medal – second place 2005 Chennai Team

Klaas Willem Veering (born 26 September 1981) is a field hockey goalkeeper from the Netherlands, who won the silver medal with the Dutch national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. There he was the stand-in for first choice Guus Vogels.

The goalie made his debut on 23 February 2003 in a friendly match in and against Australia. He played for Amsterdam, with whom he won the title in the Dutch League (Hoofdklasse)four times (2003, 2004, 2011 and 2014).