Michael Peter

{{Short description|German field hockey player}}

{{For|the German Olympic rower|Michael Peter (rower)}}

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{{Infobox field hockey player

| name = Michael Peter

| birth_date = {{birth date|1949|5|7|df=y}}

| birth_place = Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg

| death_date = {{death date and age|1997|10|23|1949|5|7|df=y}}

| death_place = Leimen, Baden-Württemberg

| height = 185 cm

| weight = 70 kg

| medaltemplates =

{{Medal|Sport|Men's field hockey}}

{{Medal|Country|{{FRG}}}}

{{Medal|Competition|Olympic Games}}

{{Medal|Gold|1972 Munich|Team competition}}

{{Medal|Silver|1984 Los Angeles|Team competition}}

}}

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.{{cite Sports-Reference |title= |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pe/michael-peter-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203192515/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pe/michael-peter-1.html |archive-date=3 December 2016}}

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.