Julie Elizabeth Russell (née Mitchell)[1][2] (born 20 August 1951)[3] is an Australian Paralympic athlete, powerlifter and wheelchair basketballer.

[4] During her primary school years, Russell had to have calipers fitted and needed crutches for support.

[5] Russell graduated from university with a biology degree and began working at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in the biochemistry department for 5 years before she became involved in sports.

[5] Russell won four gold medals, a silver and a bronze in athletics and archery at the 1979 Stoke Mandeville Paraplegic World Games,[1] her first international competitive event.

[8] At the IPC Powerlifting World Championships, she won a silver medal in 1998 in the Women's +82.5 kg event.