Famous People with Name Veens

Mark Hermanus Maria Veens            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Mark Hermanus Maria Veens: is a freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who competed for his native country at three consequentive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia as a member of the 4×100 m freestyle (fifth place).Veens' finest hour came at the European Short Course Swimming Championships 1998 in Sheffield, where he ended up in second place in the 50 m freestyle. A half year later, at the 1997 FINA Short Course World Championships in Hong Kong, he won the bronze medal in the 50 m freestyle.

Jaanus Veensalu            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Jaanus Veensalu: is a retired football (soccer) defender from Estonia, who retired in 1997. His last club was Pärnu JK. Veensalu obtained a total number of six caps for the Estonia national football team during the early 1990s.

Myrna Veenstra            Origin/Culture/Country: Netherlands

Myrna Veenstra: a former field hockey player from The Netherlands, who played 79 international matches for the Netherlands, in which the defender scored one goal.Veenstra was a member of the Netherlands squad that won the bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. A player from Amsterdam she made her debut on February 6, 1997 in a friendly against South Africa. Her last match for the Dutch Women's Team came on September 29, 2000, when she faced Spain (2-0) during the bronze medal match at the Sydney Olympics.

Herman Alex Veenstra            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Herman Alex Veenstra: was a Dutch water polo player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Johan Veenstra            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Johan Veenstra: is a well-known author in the Frisia region of the Netherlands. He has written various books in his mother tongue Stellingwervian Low German.