Scott Russell (born January 16, 1979, in Windsor, Ontario) 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.
His highest international placement was a silver medal at the 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.
[2] 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.