Scott Russell (athlete), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Place of Birth: Windsor, Ontario, Canada
About Scott Russell (athlete)
- Scott Russell (born January 16, 1979 in Windsor, Ontario) is a former Canadian javelin thrower. He finished first at the 1998 World Junior Championships, tenth at the 2001 Summer Universiade, won a silver medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, finished twelfth at the 2005 World Championships, eighth at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and tenth at the 2008 Olympic Games.
- He also competed at the World Championships in 2001 and 2007 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.
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