Scott Russell (javelin thrower)
Scott Russell is a Canadian former javelin thrower.
Representing the Kansas Jayhawks track and field team, Russell won the javelin throw at the 2002 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. He represented Canada at the 1998 World Junior Championships, the [Athletics at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics|2001 Summer Universiade|2001 Summer Universiade], two Commonwealth Games, and at four World Championships in Athletics. His highest international placement was a silver medal at the [Athletics at the Athletics at the 2002 Commonwealth Games|2002 Commonwealth Games|2002 Commonwealth Games].
Russell's personal best throw of 84.81m remains the Canadian record in the event, which he set at the Toronto International Track and Field Games on July 13, 2011. Russell announced his retirement on January 8, 2013, and now teaches at Basehor-Linwood Middle School in Basehor, Kansas and coaches track and field at multiple schools in the area. Russell was inducted into the Windsor/Essex County Sports Hall of Fame in 2015, and will be inducted into the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame as part of its class of 2024.