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]