# Janisa Johnson

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{{Short description|American volleyball player (1991–2024)}}
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{{Infobox volleyball biography
| name           = Janisa Johnson
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| fullname       = Janisa Ivette Johnson
| nickname       =
| birth_date     = {{birth date|1991|09|22|mf=y}}
| birth_place    = 
| death_date     = {{death date and age|2024|05|25|1991|09|22|mf=y}}
| hometown       = [Long Beach, California](/source/Long_Beach%2C_California), U.S.
| height         = 173 cm
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| college        = [California State University, Long Beach](/source/Long_Beach_State_athletics)
| position       = [Outside hitter](/source/Outside_hitter)
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| years1         = 2010–15
| team1          = [CSU Long Beach](/source/Long_Beach_State_athletics)
| years2         = 2015–16
| team2          = {{ill|Köpenicker SC Berlin|de|Köpenicker SC#Volleyball (Frauen)}}
| years3         = 2016–17
| team3          = {{ill|Oriveden Ponnistus|fi}}
| years4         = 2018
| team4          = [BaliPure–NU Water Defenders](/source/BaliPure_Purest_Water_Defenders)
| years5         = 2018–19
| team5          = {{ill|Béziers Angels|fr|Béziers Volley}}
| years6         = 2019
| team6          = [Petro Gazz Angels](/source/Petro_Gazz_Angels)
| years7         = 2020–21
| team7          = {{ill|Radomka Radom|pl}}
| years8         = 2022
| team8          = CD Heidelberg
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'''Janisa Ivette Johnson''' (September 22, 1991 – May 25, 2024) was an American volleyball player.

==Early life and education==
Johnson was born on September 22, 1991.<ref name=wprost>{{cite web |last1=Winiarczyk |first1=Michał |title=Nie żyje była siatkarka polskiego klubu. Walczyła z poważną chorobą |url=https://sport.wprost.pl/siatkowka/11709802/janisa-johnson-nie-zyje-byla-siatkarka-radomki-miala-32-lata.html |website=Sport Wprost |access-date=4 June 2024 |language=pl |date=4 June 2024 |archive-date=June 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240604072154/https://sport.wprost.pl/siatkowka/11709802/janisa-johnson-nie-zyje-byla-siatkarka-radomki-miala-32-lata.html |url-status=live }}</ref> [Long Beach, California](/source/Long_Beach%2C_California) was her hometown. She attended [Wilson High School](/source/Wilson_High_School_(California)) and [California State University, Long Beach](/source/California_State_University%2C_Long_Beach).<ref name=long-beach-prof>{{cite web |title=Janisa Johnson - Women's Volleyball |url=https://longbeachstate.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/janisa-johnson/3117 |website=Long Beach State University Athletics |access-date=4 June 2024 |language=en |archive-date=June 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240604074417/https://longbeachstate.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/janisa-johnson/3117 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Career==
Janisa Johnson was a player for [Wilson High School](/source/Wilson_High_School_(California))'s volleyball team. She also started for [California State University, Long Beach](/source/California_State_University%2C_Long_Beach) (CSU).<ref name=long-beach-prof/>

After graduating from CSU in 2013,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Olivares |first1=Rick |title=Meet BaliPure imports Alexis Mathews and Janisa Johnson |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2018/05/10/1813964/meet-balipure-imports-alexis-mathews-and-janisa-johnson |access-date=4 June 2024 |work=The Philippine Star |date=10 May 2018 |archive-date=June 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240604081622/https://www.philstar.com/sports/2018/05/10/1813964/meet-balipure-imports-alexis-mathews-and-janisa-johnson |url-status=live }}</ref> Johnson plied her trade in Europe. She joined Köpenicker SC in Germany in 2015 before playing in Finland, France, Poland, and Spain.<ref name=wprost/> She also played in Asia, specifically in the Philippines.<ref name="2019 PVL" />

In Finland she played for Orividen Ponnitus.<ref name="beziers">{{cite news |title=Beziers Angels L'américaine Janisa Johnson s'engage dans l'aventure biterroise !|url=https://www.beziers-volley.net/2017/07/07/janisa-jonhson-s-engage-dans-l-aventure-biterroise/ |access-date=4 June 2024 |work=Beziers Angels |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170907233407/https://www.beziers-volley.net/2017/07/07/janisa-jonhson-s-engage-dans-l-aventure-biterroise/ |archive-date=7 September 2017 |language=fr}}</ref>

===BaliPure===
She played in the [Premier Volleyball League](/source/Premier_Volleyball_League) (PVL) in the Philippines from 2018 to 2019 where she played as an import, or foreign player.<ref>{{cite web |title=Remembering Janisa Johnson: Beloved spiker passes away at 32 |url=https://www.pvl.ph/news/remembering-janisa-johnson-beloved-spiker-passes-away-at-32 |publisher=Premier Volleyball League |access-date=4 June 2024 |language=en |archive-date=June 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240604072150/https://www.pvl.ph/news/remembering-janisa-johnson-beloved-spiker-passes-away-at-32 |url-status=live }}</ref> She debuted in the PVL with the [BaliPure–NU Water Defenders](/source/BaliPure_Purest_Water_Defenders) at the [2018 Reinforced Conference](/source/2018_Premier_Volleyball_League_Reinforced_Conference).<ref name=spin-death>{{cite news |last1=Garcia |first1=John Mark |title=Former PVL champion import Janisa Johnson succumbs to cancer |url=https://www.spin.ph/volleyball/pvl/former-pvl-import-janisa-johnson-dies-at-32-a5172-20240604 |access-date=4 June 2024 |work=Sports Interactive Network Philippines |date=4 June 2024 |language=en |archive-date=June 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240604072153/https://www.spin.ph/volleyball/pvl/former-pvl-import-janisa-johnson-dies-at-32-a5172-20240604 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Béziers Volley===
She played and won a championship for Béziers Angels in France's [LNV Ligue A Féminine](/source/LNV_Ligue_A_F%C3%A9minine).<ref name="delivers">{{cite news |last1=Bautista |first1=Ohmer |title=Janisa Johnson delivers Petro Gazz title, brings home added trophy to boot |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/janisa-johnson-delivers-petro-gazz-title-brings-home-added-trophy-boot/154693 |access-date=4 June 2024 |work=Tiebreaker Times |date=14 July 2019 |archive-date=June 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240604072710/https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/janisa-johnson-delivers-petro-gazz-title-brings-home-added-trophy-boot/154693 |url-status=live }}</ref> She played from September 2018 to May 2019.<ref name="beziers"/><ref name=easy-transition>{{cite news |last1=Olivares |first1=Rick |title=Easy transition for PetroGazz import Janisa Johnson |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2019/05/28/1921595/easy-transition-petrogazz-import-janisa-johnson |access-date=4 June 2024 |work=The Philippine Star |date=28 May 2019 |archive-date=June 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240604080116/https://www.philstar.com/sports/2019/05/28/1921595/easy-transition-petrogazz-import-janisa-johnson |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Petro Gazz===
After her brief stint in France, Johnson returned to the PVL in the Philippines and helped the [Petro Gazz Angels](/source/Petro_Gazz_Angels) clinch the title for [that season's Reinforced Conference](/source/2019_Premier_Volleyball_League_Reinforced_Conference) and was named the final's MVP.<ref name="delivers"/> This was her club's first PVL title.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Payo |first1=Jasmine |title=PetroGazz dethrones Creamline for first PVL crown |url=https://www.rappler.com/sports/volleyball/235393-finals-game-results-petrogazz-creamline-july-14-2019/ |access-date=4 June 2024 |work=Rappler |date=14 July 2019 |archive-date=September 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230906070946/https://www.rappler.com/sports/volleyball/235393-finals-game-results-petrogazz-creamline-july-14-2019/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Radomka Radom===
After playing in the Philippines, Johnson returned to Europe and signed with Polish club Radomka Radom of the [Polish Women's Volleyball League](/source/Polish_Women's_Volleyball_League).<ref name=spin-death/> In March 2021, Johnson became unavailable for the rest of the 2020–21 season due to a [colon cancer](/source/colon_cancer) diagnosis.<ref name="sportpl1">{{cite news |last1=Media |first1=Wirtualna Polska |title=Tragiczne wieści z USA. Nie żyje słynna siatkarka |url=https://sportowefakty.wp.pl/siatkowka/1126089/nie-zyje-janisa-johnson-miala-zaledwie-32-lata |access-date=4 June 2024 |work=sportowefakty.wp.pl |date=4 June 2024 |language=pl |archive-date=June 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240604113238/https://sportowefakty.wp.pl/siatkowka/1126089/nie-zyje-janisa-johnson-miala-zaledwie-32-lata |url-status=live }}</ref>

===CD Heidelberg===
After undergoing cancer treatment, Johnson briefly returned, signing a contract with Spanish club CD Heidelberg in August 2022.<ref name="sportpl1"/>

==Personal life==
Johnson was of [Hispanic](/source/Hispanic-American) descent.<ref name=easy-transition/>

===Illness and death===
In 2021, Johnson was diagnosed with [colon cancer](/source/colon_cancer), for which she underwent chemotherapy.<ref name="sportpl1" /><ref name=gma>{{cite news |title=Former PVL import Janisa Johnson passes away at 32 |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/volleyball/908964/former-pvl-import-janisa-johnson-passes-away-at-32/story/ |access-date=4 June 2024 |work=GMA News |date=4 June 2024 |language=en |archive-date=June 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240604072151/https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/volleyball/908964/former-pvl-import-janisa-johnson-passes-away-at-32/story/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In August 2022, she recovered enough to play competitive volleyball again.<ref name="sportpl1"/>

Johnson died on May 25, 2024 at the age of 32.<ref name=gma/>

==Awards==

===Individuals===
* [2019 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference](/source/2019_Premier_Volleyball_League_Reinforced_Conference) "Finals Most Valuable Player"<ref name="2019 PVL" >{{cite news |last=Agcaoili |first=Lance |date=July 14, 2019 |title=Petro Gazz completes comeback against Creamline for breakthrough PVL title |url=https://www.spin.ph/volleyball/pvl/petro-gazz-defeats-creamline-to-clinch-first-pvl-title-a1931-20190714 |work=Sports Interactive Network Ph. |access-date=September 3, 2024}}</ref>

===Clubs===
* 2018 LNV Ligue A Féminine – File:Med 1.png Champions, with Béziers Angels
* [2019 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference](/source/2019_Premier_Volleyball_League_Reinforced_Conference) – File:Med 1.png Champions, with Petro Gazz Angels<ref name="2019 PVL" />

==References==
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{{PVL Finals Most Valuable Player Award}}
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Category:1991 births
Category:2024 deaths
Category:American women's volleyball players
Category:American expatriate sportspeople in the Philippines
Category:American expatriate volleyball players in Poland
Category:Volleyball players from Long Beach, California
Category:Deaths from colorectal cancer
Category:California State University, Long Beach, alumni
Category:Hispanic and Latino American people
Category:Petro Gazz Angels players
Category:21st-century American sportswomen
Category:American expatriate volleyball players in Germany
Category:Premier Volleyball League imports

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