Chris Huffins

Chris Huffins (born April 15, 1970) is an athlete from the United States who competed in the field of decathlon.

He was the director and head coach of the men's and women's track and field and cross country programs at the University of California from 2002 to 2007.

At the 2000 USA Olympic trials, Huffins finished second behind Tom Pappas and ahead of Kip Janvrin, his future teammates at Sydney.

At the Sydney Olympics, Huffins performed consistently, and after the first nine events, including the javelin, he led eventual winner Erki Nool by 14 points.

[3] After spending some time as an assistant coach for Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and Georgia Tech in Atlanta, Georgia, Huffins was hired at his alma mater, the University of California, to coach his old team, the Golden Bears.