Scott Huffman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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American pole vaulter
Date of Birth: 30-Nov-1964
Place of Birth: Kansas, United States
Profession: athletics competitor
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Scott Huffman
- Scott Huffman (born November 30, 1964 in Quinter, Kansas) is a retired American pole vaulter.
- 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 NCAA record at the University of Kansas.
- He won the American national championships in 1993, 1994 and 1995.
- At the 1994 US Championships in Knoxville, Tennessee.
- Huffman set a new American Record of 5.97 meters (19 feet 7 inches), his personal best.
- The result placed him third in the world on the top performers list that season.
- Despite his small stature (1.74 m; 5 ft 9 in), 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 Sergey Bubka 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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