Roald Bradstock

Quick Facts

Full Name	Roald Bradstock
Occupation	Athletics Competitor
Date Of Birth	Apr 24, 1962(1962-04-24)
Age	62
Birthplace	Hertford Heath
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Aries

Roald Bradstock Biography

Roald Bradstock is one of the most popular and richest Athletics Competitor who was born on April 24, 1962 in Hertford Heath, England, United Kingdom. Bradstock was born in Hertford Heath (Hertfordshire), England on April 24, 1962. He was inspired to be an Olympian after he saw the 1968 Mexico Olympic Games broadcast on BBC in 1968. After suffering from severe headaches for several months, he was admitted to the hospital. His mother, a nurse, noticed that his head was growing faster than the rest of his body. His condition was Hydrocephalus (water on the brain) and Spina Bifida. He was closely monitored over the next eight years and visited hospital regularly to check his condition and determine when he would require a shunt. Basil and Mary, his parents, were told by doctors that he should avoid contact sports because he might become paralyzed from being hit in the wrong places. He was forbidden from playing rugby at school. He instead took up power- lifting, Olympic lifting, swimming and javelin throwing. He was a district and school-level swimmer, as well as a county weightlifter. He was able to throw the javelin that he excelled at and quickly rose to national level.

Arne Roald Brastock, also known as “Olympic Picasso”, is an Olympic athlete from England. He competed in the men’s javelin throw during his career. He represented Great Britain twice at the Summer Olympics, in 1984 and 1988. He was an alternate member of the GB Olympic Team in 1992 and 1996, respectively. Bradstock participated in the 2000, 2004 and 2008 USAT&F Olympic Trials. He then competed for the United Kingdom Olympic Trials, where he finished second.

The “Olympic Picasso” is a nickname given by the media to Bradstock. In 2000 he won the gold medal in painting in the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) Sport Art competition held by the United States Sports Academy (USSA) and American Sport Art Museum and Archives (ASAMA). His winning painting titled “Struggle for Perfection” went on to be exhibited at the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland as part of the cultural events and activities leading up to the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games.

In 2000 he won the United States Olympic Committee ( [USOC] ) Sport Art Competition. His winning artwork was exhibited at the International Olympic Museum in Lausanne as part of the cultural activities leading up to the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games.

Bradstock was 19 years old when he threw the 800-gram senior men’s javelin at 83.20m. He was also awarded the European Junior Championships silver medal behind Uwe Hohn from East Germany. He was ranked second in the World Junior rankings that year, behind Uwe Hohn from East Germany.

Roald Bradstock Net Worth

Roald Bradstock is one of the richest Athletics Competitor from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Roald Bradstock 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Bradstock was also a passionate artist from a young age. He began to use plasticine in 1967 to create sculptures of animals and people. At six years old, he won a local art contest. He also made thousands of plasticine soldiers, created intricate battle scenes in his bedroom and took photographs.

In the four years that followed Bradstock’s 8th Olympics Trials, which were held this year for the UK, Bradstock was the subject of a lot press coverage. Peggy Fleming, 1968 Olympic Figure Skating Champion, hosted a documentary on Bradstock. It was part of the Art of The Olympians group which was created by Al Oerter (4 times consecutive Olympics Discus Champion) and Olympic Icon.

In 1985 he became the first British Javelin thrower to break the 90-meter barrier with the “Old Rule” javelin with a Commonwealth Record of 91.40m / 299 ft 10″. The following year, in 1986, he became the first man in the world to surpass the 80m barrier with the “New Rule” javelin with a World Record Throw of 81.74m. In 1987 he improved on his mark with a throw of 83.84m / 275 ft 1″.

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In early 2006 he became a founding member of an Olympic revival movement called Art of the Olympians.).

Facts & Trivia

Roald Ranked on the list of most popular Athletics Competitor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Roald Bradstock celebrates birthday on April 24 of every year.

In 2008 Roald Bradstock competed in his 7th Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon. He created a media frenzy when he stepped onto the javelin runway to take his first throw in the qualifying rounds of the 2008 US Olympic Trials on July 4. He took a total of three throws wearing different hand-painted outfits with matching hand-painted “optical” javelins each time. His first outfit was a black-and-white-striped zebra-looking costume. His second was an Olympic- themed kit with all five colors of the Olympic rings painted on it, and his final “number” was a red, white and blue outfit that he said later was to celebrate July 4, America’s independence day.