▁early ▁on . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁he ▁began ▁using ▁pl astic ine ▁as ▁a ▁medium , ▁to ▁create ▁sculpt ures ▁of ▁animals , ▁people ▁and ▁land sc apes ▁and ▁won ▁a ▁local ▁art ▁show ▁at ▁ 6 ▁years ▁old . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁created ▁thousands ▁of ▁pl astic ine ▁soldiers ▁and ▁created ▁intr icate ▁battle ▁scenes ▁on ▁his ▁bed room ▁floor ▁and ▁then ▁took ▁photograph s . ▁ ▁Biography ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁Brad stock , ▁aged ▁ 1 9 , ▁threw ▁the ▁senior ▁men ' s ▁ 8 0 0   gram ▁j avel in ▁ 8 3 . 2 0 m . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁won ▁the ▁silver ▁medal ▁at ▁the ▁European ▁Junior ▁Championships ▁behind ▁U we ▁H ohn ▁of ▁East ▁Germany . ▁ ▁He ▁finished ▁that ▁year ▁being ▁ranked ▁number ▁two ▁in ▁the ▁World ▁Junior ▁rank ings , ▁again ▁behind ▁U we ▁H ohn ▁of ▁East ▁Germany . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁British ▁J avel in ▁thro wer ▁to ▁break ▁the ▁ 9 0 - meter ▁bar rier ▁with ▁the ▁" Old ▁Rule " ▁j avel in ▁with ▁a ▁Commonwealth ▁Record ▁of ▁ 9 1 . 4 0 m ▁/ ▁ 2 9 9   ft ▁ 1 0 ". ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁man ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁to ▁sur pass ▁the ▁ 8 0 m ▁bar rier ▁with ▁the ▁" New ▁Rule "