Cap Douglas Costa, in 2013, won the South American Military Pentathlon Championship and the Military Pentathlon World Championship in Rio de Janeiro — Brazil, becoming the first officer trained at AMAN to win the World Championship in this sport. The Cap QAO Flag, gained international renown as a military sportsman, with numerous achievements in the Military Pentathlon. He won 15 Brazilian championships individually and per team, was 18 times champion of the Military Pentathlon of the Armed Forces. The sportsman became the individual champion four times: 1985, 1987, 1988 and 1989. Thus, Bandeira participated in five of the seven editions of the CISM World Cup, in which Brazil became world champion.