Scott Russell (born January 16, 1979, in

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) is a

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former

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er. Representing the

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team, Russell won the javelin throw at the 2002 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. He represented Canada at the

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, the

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, two

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(

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and

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), and at four

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(

2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

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, and

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). His highest international placement was a silver medal at the

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. 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

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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.

International competitions

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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* * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Russell, Scott 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 for Canada Track and field athletes from Windsor, Ontario World Athletics Championships athletes for Canada Competitors at the 2001 Summer Universiade 20th-century Canadian sportsmen 21st-century Canadian sportsmen Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Canadian Track and Field Championships winners NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners Kansas Jayhawks men's track and field athletes NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners Commonwealth Games silver medallists in athletics

International competitions

Seasonal bests by year

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