Chad Thomas Vaughn (born May 11, 1980 in

Konawa, Oklahoma Konawa is a city in Seminole County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,298 at the 2010 census. ''Konawa'' is a Seminole word meaning, "string of beads."

) is an American

Olympic weightlifter Olympic weightlifting, or Olympic-style weightlifting (officially named Weightlifting), is a sport in which athletes compete in lifting a barbell loaded with weight plates from the ground to overhead, with each athlete trying to successfully lift ...

. He was a member of the 2004 Olympic team in

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, 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 The 2005 in sports, 2005 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Al-Sadd Sports Centre, Doha, Qatar from November 9 to November 17. Medal summary Men Women Medal table Ranking by Big (Total result) medals Ranking by all medals: Big ...

, and ranked 14th lifting a total of 335 kg. At the

2007 World Weightlifting Championships The Royal World Weightlifting Championships 2007 were held at the 700th Anniversary Sports Complex in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The event took place from September 17 to September 26, 2007. Medal summary Men Women Medal table Ranking by Big (Tot ...

he ranked 24th in the 77 kg category, lifting a total of 326 kg. He qualified for the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

. Vaughn currently resides in

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, and is coached by Richard Flemming.

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