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 1961 births Living people People from Rheden Sportspeople from Gelderland Dutch male field hockey players Olympic field hockey players of 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 20th-century Dutch people 21st-century Dutch people