| Born | 4 September 1976 Turnhout, Belgium |
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| Sport country | Belgium |
| Nickname | The Iceman |
| Professional | 1993–2011 |
| Highest ranking | 53 (2004/05) |
| Current ranking | 79 |
| Highest <dfn style="border-bottom:1px dotted #0645AD; font-style:inherit;">break</dfn> | 147 (2003 European Championship) |
| Best ranking finish | Last 16: Regal Scottish 2002, European Open 2003 |
| Medal record | ||
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| Competitor for Belgium | ||
| Men's Snooker | ||
| World Games | ||
| Gold | 2001 Akita | Individual |
| Bronze | 2005 Duisburg | Individual |
Bjorn Haneveer (born 4 September 1976 in Turnhout, Belgium) is a Belgian professional snooker player. Haneveer also commentates on snooker matches for Dutch Eurosport.
Six times Belgian Snooker Champion, (Last title won in May 2007 vs Patrick Delsemme), he lost in the final of the European Championship in Scotland in June, 2000. He was European Champion at Enschede, Netherlands and at Riga, Latvia in June, 2001. Haneveer won the snooker gold medal at the sixth World Games held in Akita, Japan, in August, 2001. He made a 147 break during the 2003 European Championship at Bad Wildungen in Germany and another during the Belgian Championships, 2007. He won the bronze medal at the seventh World Games held in Germany (21 July 2005).
Haneveer is undoubtedly the most successful Belgian player ever. He was a Main Tour professional for many years, and reached a top ranking of No 53 during the 2004/2005 season.
After falling off the main tour, he regained his place by finishing within the top 8 on the PIOS tour 2008/2009.
Haneveer announced on the 9th of November 2011 that he would retire from professional snooker after the PTC 9 tournament, due to excessive expenses.