Neil Johnson (volleyball)

Neil Johnson
Johnson in 2003
Medal record
Men's volleyball
Representing  Canada
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place2000 SydneyVolleyball – standing
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2002 PolandVolleyball – standing
Gold medal – first place2004 GermanyVolleyball – standing
Gold medal – first place2006 NetherlandsVolleyball – standing

Neil Johnson is a Canadian former volleyball player who competed for Canada in the men's standing volleyball event at the 2000 Summer Paralympics, where he won a silver medal.[1] He was then the captain of Team Canada for three consecutive World Championship gold medals in 2002, 2004 and 2006.[2] In 2003, he and his 2000 and 2002 teammates were inducted into the Volleyball Canada Hall of Fame.[3]

Born missing his left arm below the elbow, he was one of the few disabled players to complete at the highest levels of able-bodied volleyball.[4] He played for the varsity teams at Mount Royal University and the University of Calgary, and he began playing professionally in Bonn, Germany, in 2004.[5][6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Neil Johnson". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  2. ↑ "Neil Johnson" (PDF). World ParaVolley. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 May 2021.
  3. ↑ "2000 & 2002 Standing Disabled Men's Team". Volleyball.ca. Volleyball Canada. Retrieved 5 May 2021. Neil Johnson, ON
  4. ↑ "Best yet to come for volleyball crew". Calgary Herald. 6 May 2004. p. 99 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Lethbridge Herald Newspaper Archives, Nov 3, 2002, p. 11". Lethbridge Herald. 3 November 2022. p. 11.
  6. ↑ "Keine Behinderung, allenfalls ein Handicap" [No disability, at most a handicap]. General-Anzeiger (in German). 16 September 2004. Retrieved 22 December 2024.


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