Michelle Russell (born June 27, 1992) is a Canadian sprint kayaker.

As a 17-year-old at the 2009 Canada Games Russell represented Nova Scotia where she won two gold medals in K-4 and K-2, as well as two Silver medals in K-1 1000 and K-1 2000 m.[1] That very same year, Russell was picked as the female K-1, to represent Canada at the 2009 Junior Worlds in Moscow Russia, where she finished 8th and 10th in the K-1 500 and K-1 1000.

Her time 39,980 seconds, is the 8th fastest at the 200m distance ever recorded by a female kayaker.

She is currently a member of the Canoe Kayak Canada Senior National team.

In March 2021, Russell was named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team.