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 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2004 Athens Team
European Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2005 Leipzig Team
Champions Trophy
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2003 Amstelveen Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Terrassa Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2004 Lahore Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 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).