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Victor John "V. J." Peter (19 June 1937 – 30 June 1998) was an Indian professional field hockey player. A three-time Olympian who played as a halfback, he was a part of the Indian national team that won the silver, gold and bronze medals respectively in the 1960, the 1964 and the 1968 Olympic Games.[1] Peter's brother Victor Philips was a member of the 1975 World Cup winning team.[2]

John Peter

Personal information
Full name	Victor John Peter
Born	(1937-06-19)19 June 1937 Madras (now Chennai), Madras Presidency (now in Tamil Nadu), British India
Died	30 June 1998(1998-06-30) (aged 61) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Playing position	Halfback
Senior career
Years	Team
	Madras Engineer Group
	Services
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	India
Medal record Men's field hockey Representing  India Olympic Games 1960 Rome Team 1964 Tokyo Team 1968 Mexico Team Asian Games 1966 Bangkok Team

Born in Madras (now Chennai), Peter represented his employer Madras Engineer Group, and Services at the club level.[1] He was renowned for his "dribbling skills, ball control and playmaking" and was called by former teammates Harbinder Singh and Inam-ur Rahman as "one of the best inside-rights India ever produced". Another former teammate Gurbux Singh credited him as having been the "architect of India's triumph over Pakistan in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics final." Peter was also instrumental in India's gold medal winning campaign at the 1966 Asian Games.[3] Following his death in June 1998, another former teammate Charles Cornelius recalled, "Peter was pure magic, and I will never forget the combination of Mohinder Lal, Joginder and Peter." M. P. Ganesh felt he was a "very artistic player and his passing was accurate and well-timed."[4]

References

External links

• John Peter at Olympedia
• John Peter at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

На других языках

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[de] John Peter

Victor John Peter (* 19. Juni 1937 in Madras, heute Chennai; † 30. Juni 1998 ebenda) war ein indischer Hockeyspieler. Er gewann mit der indischen Hockeynationalmannschaft bei Olympischen Spielen je eine Gold-, Silber- und Bronzemedaille.

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- [en] John Peter (field hockey)

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[fr] Victor John Peter

Victor John Peter, est un joueur de hockey sur gazon indien né le 19 juin 1937 à Madras et décédé le 30 juin 1998, à Madras.

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[ru] Питер, Джон

Виктор Джон (Ви Джей) Питер (англ. Victor John (V. J.) Peter, 19 июня 1937, Мадрас, Британская Индия — 30 июня 1998, Ченнаи) — индийский хоккеист (хоккей на траве), нападающий. Олимпийский чемпион 1964 года, серебряный призёр летних Олимпийских игр 1960 года, бронзовый призёр летних Олимпийских игр 1968 года.

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