American weightlifter

Chad Thomas Vaughn (born May 11, 1980 in Konawa, Oklahoma) is an American Olympic weightlifter.

He was a member of the 2004 Olympic team in Athens, Greece, and ranked 18th in the 77:kg category, lifting a total of 320:kg.

He competed in the 85:kg category at the 2005 World Weightlifting Championships, and ranked 14th lifting a total of 335:kg.

At the 2007 World Weightlifting Championships he ranked 24th in the 77:kg category, lifting a total of 326:kg.

He qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Vaughn currently resides in San Antonio, Texas, and is coached by Richard Flemming. He also currently holds the national record in the clean and jerk at 190:kg.

References

External links

• Chad Vaughn at Konawa.k12.ok.us at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-08-09)
• Chad Vaughn at Beijing2008.cn at the Wayback Machine (archived 2008-09-09)
• Chad Thomas Vaughn at the International Weightlifting Federation
• Chad Vaughn at the International Olympic Committee
• Chad Vaughn at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)