Michael Peter (7 May 1949 – 23 October 1997) was a field hockey player from West Germany, who captained the West German team that won the gold medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. Twelve years later, at age 35, he was a member of the squad that won the silver medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. He was born in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg. References sports-reference German hockey remains strong for Pete’s sake - stick2hockey External links 1949 births 1997 deaths German male field hockey players Field hockey players at the 1972 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1976 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players of West Germany Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in field hockey Olympic gold medalists for West Germany Olympic silver medalists for West Germany Sportspeople from Heidelberg 20th-century German people