Matt Scoggin

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Matt Scoggin
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Full nameMathew Aaron Scoggin
BornAugust 17, 1963 (1963-08-17) (age 60)
Saitama, Japan
Medal record
Men's diving
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1987 Indianapolis 10m platform

Mathew Aaron "Matt" Scoggin (born August 17, 1963, in Saitama, Japan) is a retired diver from the United States. He competed for Team USA at the 1992 Summer Olympics, finishing in tenth place in the Men's 10m Platform event. Scoggin won a silver medal in the same event at the 1987 Pan American Games.

Since 1994, Scoggin has been the Diving Coach for his alma mater, the University of Texas.

He is often called one of the greatest diving coaches in the country.

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