Scott Huffman (born November 30, 1964, in

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) is a retired

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er. He competed in the 1988, 1992, and 1996 Olympic Trials, earning a spot as an Olympian on the 1996 Atlanta team. He had a very successful

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record at the

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. He won the American national championships in 1993, 1994 and 1995. At the 1994 US Championships in

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. Huffman set a new American Record of , his personal best. The result placed him third in the world on the top performers list that season. Despite his small stature (), Huffman was one of the fastest vaulters in history, having been clocked at 10.0m/second on the runway, a time equalled by former world record holder

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and a small handful of others. Huffman's time in the 40 yard dash was 4.36 seconds (fully automatic timing). Huffman is notable for his occasional and unpredictable use of a one-legged straddle (similar to a high jumper) method to clear the bar. This technique is commonly called "The Huffman Roll".

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* 1964 births Living people American male pole vaulters Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Kansas Jayhawks men's track and field athletes Olympic track and field athletes for the United States People from Quinter, Kansas Track and field athletes from Kansas Australian Athletics Championships winners {{US-polevault-athletics-bio-stub