▁US AT & F ▁Olympic ▁Tri als ▁and ▁then , ▁for ▁his ▁ 8 th ▁and ▁final ▁time ▁at ▁age ▁ 5 0 , ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁UK ▁Olympic ▁Tri als ▁where ▁he ▁came ▁second . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Brad stock ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Olympic ▁Committee ▁( US OC ) ▁Sport ▁Art ▁competition ▁in ▁the ▁painting ▁division , ▁for ▁which ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁gold ▁medal . ▁ ▁His ▁winning ▁painting , ▁titled ▁" Str ug gle ▁for ▁Per fection " ▁then ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁be ▁part ▁of ▁an ▁International ▁exhibition ▁at ▁the ▁International ▁Olympic ▁Committee ▁( IO C ) ▁museum ▁in ▁La us anne ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁Sydney ▁Olympics ▁cultural ▁events . ▁ ▁Early ▁Years ▁: ▁Sp ina ▁B if ida , ▁Sport , ▁and ▁Art ▁Brad stock ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁in ▁H ert ford ▁He ath , ▁H ert ford shire , ▁England . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁he ▁became ▁inspired ▁to ▁become ▁an ▁Olymp ian ▁as ▁he ▁watched ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁Mexico ▁Olympic ▁Games ▁on ▁the ▁BBC . ▁ ▁A ▁few ▁months ▁later ▁he ▁was ▁taken ▁to ▁hospital ▁after ▁he ▁continued ▁to ▁get ▁severe ▁head aches . ▁ ▁His ▁mother , ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁nur se , ▁also ▁noticed ▁his ▁head ▁was ▁growing ▁dis pro port ion ately ▁fast ▁to ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁his ▁body . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁diagn