▁Olympic ▁Tri als ▁in ▁B irmingham , ▁England . ▁His ▁first ▁throw ▁was ▁another ▁M 5 0 ▁World ▁Age ▁Group ▁Record ▁this ▁time ▁with ▁an ▁ 8 0 0 g ▁j avel in . ▁ ▁His ▁throw ▁of ▁ 7 2 . 7 8 m ▁was ▁over ▁a ▁ 7 - meter ▁improvement ▁on ▁the ▁existing ▁World ▁Record . ▁The ▁previous ▁record ▁was ▁ 6 5 . 7 6 m ▁held ▁by ▁Larry ▁Stuart ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁ ▁Brad stock ' s ▁throw ▁won ▁him ▁a ▁silver ▁medal ▁at ▁the ▁tri als ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁only ▁the ▁oldest ▁ath lete ▁in ▁any ▁event ▁but ▁became ▁the ▁oldest ▁medal ist ▁in ▁any ▁event ▁in ▁ 7 6 ▁years ▁since ▁ 1 9 3 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁late ▁November , ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Brad stock ▁became ▁the ▁Executive ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Art ▁of ▁the ▁Olymp ians ▁( A OT O ) ▁and ▁the ▁Al ▁O er ter ▁Foundation ▁( A OF ). ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁ten ▁year ▁anni versary ▁of ▁A OT O , ▁Brad stock ▁launched ▁a ▁global ▁campaign ▁and ▁search ▁to ▁find ▁new ▁Olymp ian ▁and ▁Par al ym p ian ▁artists ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁organization . ▁ ▁He ▁first ▁made ▁the ▁announ cement ▁on ▁BBC ▁Radio ▁Two ▁and ▁then ▁on ▁CNN ' s ▁World ▁Sport . ▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁International ▁Olympic ▁Committee ▁President ▁( IO C ), ▁Thomas