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Apr
Sports
08
Jan
Bradstock tops 2 World Rankings Lists for 2012.
Roald Bradstock tops World Masters Rankings for 2012 in both the 45 to 49 year and 50 to 54 year age group categories:
07
Jul
Javelin ace inspires children about London 2012 through art
Javelin ace inspires children about London 2012 through art. Wednesday 6 July: Schoolchildren in Suffolk have taken part in an art class with a difference as Roald Bradstock, a Great Britain javelin thrower and former world record holder led an Olympic-themed art master class at Kirkley School in Lowestoft. Roald is one of the Youth Sport Trust’s ambassadors for the Sports College Legacy Programme which inspires children to learn across a range of school subjects by using the Olympic and Paralympic Games to engage pupils.
03
Jun
‘Olympic Picasso’ will paint the town red if he reaches Games at 50
Olympic Picasso' will paint the town red if he reaches Games at 50 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pyZjWHslug Simon Turnbull: On the YouTube section of Roald Bradstock's website, you can see a clip of him throwing in the Olympic javelin final in Los Angeles in 1984. On the YouTube section of Roald Bradstock's website, you can see a clip of him throwing in the Olympic javelin final in Los Angeles in 1984. "He's had injuries," commentator Stuart Storey says of the javelin thrower-cum-artist who has come to be known as "the Olympic Picasso". "He has got a weak back."
11
Jan
Roald, age 48, sets standard for London 2012
Published: 13/01/2011 10:43 - Updated: 13/01/2011 10:45
Roald, age 48, sets standard for London 2012
By Andrew Franczak
A 48-year-old javelin thrower from Broxbourne, who has set himself the ambitious goal of qualifying for the London 2012 Olympics, is proving that age may not be a barrier to his dream by setting a new world record.