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.

Huffman set a new American Record of 5.97 meters (19 feet 7 inches), his personal best.

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 is notable for his occasional and unpredictable use of a one-legged straddle (similar to a high jumper) method to clear the bar.