▁j avel in ▁with ▁a ▁World ▁Record ▁Th row ▁of ▁ 8 1 . 7 4 m . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁he ▁improved ▁on ▁his ▁mark ▁with ▁a ▁throw ▁of ▁ 8 3 . 8 4 m ▁/ ▁ 2 7 5   ft ▁ 1 ". ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁being ▁an ▁Olympic ▁ath lete , ▁Brad stock ▁is ▁also ▁an ▁Olympic ▁artist ▁dub bed ▁" The ▁Olympic ▁Pic asso ". ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Olympic ▁Committee ▁( ▁[ US OC ] ▁) ▁Sport ▁Art ▁Compet ition . ▁ ▁His ▁winning ▁art work ▁was ▁exhib ited ▁at ▁the ▁International ▁Olympic ▁Museum ▁in ▁La us anne ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁cultural ▁activities ▁leading ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁Sydney ▁Olympic ▁Games . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁Brad stock ▁won ▁the ▁pr estig ious ▁International ▁Sports ▁Art ist ▁of ▁the ▁Year . ▁ ▁This ▁award ▁was ▁given ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Sport ▁Academy ▁( U SS A ) ▁and ▁American ▁Sport ▁Museum ▁and ▁Archives ▁( AS A MA ) ▁in ▁recognition ▁of ▁Brad stock ▁unique ▁award - win ning ▁style ▁of ▁art ▁called ▁" ath let ic ▁abstra ction ". ▁ ▁In ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁found ing ▁member ▁of ▁an ▁Olympic ▁rev ival ▁movement ▁called ▁Art ▁of ▁the ▁Olymp ians .). ▁ ▁In ▁late ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁after ▁the ▁BBC ▁heard ▁of ▁an ▁am bit ious ▁proposal