▁him ▁up ▁to ▁number ▁ 3 ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁UK ▁Rank ings — at ▁that ▁time . ▁ ▁It ▁also ▁qualified ▁him ▁for ▁his ▁ 8 th ▁Olympic ▁Tri als ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁when ▁he ▁would ▁be ▁ 5 0 ▁years ▁old . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Spring ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Brad stock ▁was ▁appointed ▁Leg acy ▁Amb assador ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁for ▁the ▁Youth ▁Sport ▁Trust ' s ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Sports ▁Colleg es ▁Leg acy ▁Program . ▁ ▁This ▁appointment ▁came ▁after ▁working ▁with ▁the ▁Youth ▁Sport ▁Trust ▁for ▁ 2 ▁years . ▁ ▁During ▁that ▁time ▁he ▁gave ▁lect ures ▁and ▁work sh ops ▁at ▁do z ens ▁of ▁Sports ▁Colleg es ▁around ▁England ▁on ▁the ▁connection ▁between ▁Sport ▁and ▁Art . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁in ▁Cl erm ont , ▁Florida ▁Brad stock ▁competed ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁competition ▁as ▁a ▁ 5 0 - year - old . ▁ ▁The ▁result : ▁He ▁sm ashed ▁the ▁M 5 0 ▁World ▁Age ▁Group ▁Record ▁with ▁a ▁ 7 0 0 ▁j avel in ▁by ▁over ▁ 5 ▁metres ▁with ▁a ▁throw ▁of ▁ 7 6 . 1 5 m . ▁The ▁previous ▁record ▁was ▁ 7 1 . 0 1 m ▁thrown ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁Three ▁weeks ▁later ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Ro ald ▁Brad stock ▁threw ▁in ▁his ▁ 8 th