Scott Russell (born January 16, 1979, in

Windsor, Ontario Windsor is a city in southwestern Ontario, Canada, on the south bank of the Detroit River directly across from Detroit, Michigan, United States. Geographically located within but administratively independent of Essex County, it is the souther ...

) is a former

Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's decathlon and the ...

er. He finished first at the

1998 World Junior Championships 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...

, tenth at the

2001 Summer Universiade The 2001 Summer Universiade, also known as the XXI Summer Universiade, was an international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, between 22 August and 1 September. A total of 6,757 athletes from 165 nations took part in 12 sports ...

, won a silver medal at the

2002 Commonwealth Games The 2002 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XVII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Manchester 2002 were held in Manchester, England, from 25 July to 4 August, 2002. The 2002 Games were to be hosted in the United Kingdom to coin ...

, finished twelfth at the 2005 World Championships, eighth at the

2006 Commonwealth Games The 2006 Commonwealth Games, officially the XVIII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Melbourne 2006 (Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm 2006'' or ''Naarm 2006''), was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth held ...

and tenth at the

2008 Olympic Games The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

. He also competed at the World Championships in

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and

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without reaching the final round. Russell holds the Canadian record for javelin throw, with a throw of 84.81 metres on July 13, 2011, at the Toronto International Track and Field Games. When he is not in the Olympics, he teaches Health and Physical Education for Basehor-Linwood middle school in Kansas. He also coached for Lawrence High J-Squad in 2008–2009.

Achievements

Seasonal bests by year

*1998 - 75.46 *1999 - 76.80 *2000 - 78.94 *2001 - 81.66 *2002 - 79.85 *2003 - 81.56 *2004 - 77.87 *2005 - 84.41 *2006 - 79.55 *2007 - 83.98 *2008 - 83.20 *2009 - 75.08 *2011 - 84.81 *2012 - 80.60

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* * * * * * 1979 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Canadian male javelin throwers Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Canada Olympic track and field athletes of Canada Sportspeople from Windsor, Ontario Track and field athletes from Ontario Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics World Athletics Championships athletes for Canada Competitors at the 2001 Summer Universiade 20th-century Canadian people 21st-century Canadian people {{Canada-athletics-bio-stub

Achievements

Seasonal bests by year

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