Military Sport

1808 and 1851

1808 - Installation of the Royal Academy of Navy Guards in 1808. Officials went through instructions and activities that included practical classes on firearms and white weapons handling, horse riding and sailing boats.

1851 — Decree No. 2,163, of May 1, made Fencing, Gymnastics and Swimming mandatory at the Navy School in Rio de Janeiro, with a Fencing Master, and practice once a week.

1916 and 1920

1916 — Order of Day No. 1 of January 4, 2016, by the Minister of the Navy, approves the goals of the Navy Sports League to act in the direction of sports in MB.

1920 — Antwerp Games, Brazil's first participation, the Navy was represented by a significant number of military personnel. Much of the swimming and water polo team consisted of MB military personnel.

1925 and 1928

1925 — Creation of the School of Physical Education of LSM, through Notice No. 2,757 of July 22, 1925, in Ilha das Enadas.

1928 — Completion of the first class of the Navy School of Physical Education. The new monitors have passed to Physica Education Specialists (AE-E.pH).

1972 and 1974

1972 — Change of name of Navy Sports Center (CEM) to Marine Physical Education Center (CEFM). Until that moment, the Center had its headquarters on Hoes Island. Throughout this year, construction began for the new facilities on Avenida Brasil.

1974 — Inauguration of the Center for Physical Education Almirante Adalberto Nunes — CEFAN, with the presence of authorities of the time and great sports party.

1975 and 2008

1975 — Created the Navy Sports Commission (CDM), on a permanent basis, with the purpose of: directing, planning, coordinating and controlling the physical education and sports activities of the Navy as a member of the National Sports System.

2008 — Transfer of subordination of CEFAN. As of this year, the Center ceases to be part of the General Directorate of Personnel of the Navy (DGPM) and integrates with the General Command of the Marine Corps (CGCFN).

2011 and 2015

2011 — Conducting the Fifth Military World Games in the city of Rio de Janeiro. CEFAN is the scene of important events during the matches and helps to consecrate Brazil as a military sports power with the achievement of the 1st place in the medal board.

2015 — Brazil, with great participation from the Navy, won 2nd place in the medal table at the VI Military World Games in Korea. Centenary Celebration of the Navy Sports League.

3rd SG-RM2-EP Rafaela Silva

3rd SG-RM2-EP Rafaela Silva, winner of Team Brasil's first gold at the Rio Olympics, the country's second medal in this edition of the Games.

3ºSG-RM2-EP Martine Grael and 3ºSG-RM2-EP Kahena Kunze

The 3rd SG-RM2-EP Martine Grael and 3rd SG-RM2-EP Kahena Kunze finished the 49er FX sailing medal regatta in the first place and for the first time Brazil won a gold medal with a female duo on the sail.

3rd SG-RM2-EP Robson Conceição

3rd SG-RM2-EP Robson Conceição, winner of the third gold medal of Team Brasil, this being the first gold medal of Brazilian boxing at the Olympic Games.

3rd SG-RM2-EP Alison Cerutti and 3rd SG-RM2-EP Bruno Schmidt

After 12 years, Brazil returned to the highest place on the podium in Praia Masculino Volleyball. The 3rd SG-RM2-EP Alison Cerutti and 3rd SG-RM2-EP Bruno Schmidt won gold on the sands of Copacabana after an intense dispute against the Italians.

3ºSG-RM2-EP Ágatha Bednarczuk and 3ºSG-RM2-EP Bárbara Seixas

The 3rd SG-RM2-EP Ágatha Bednarczuk and 3ºSG-RM2-EP Bárbara Seixas reached the final of the Women's Beach Volleyball and won the silver medal.

3rd SG-RM2-EP Mayra Aguiar

The 3rd SG-RM2-EP Mayra Aguiar repeated the feat in London, 2012 and won a bronze medal, securing the two consecutive Olympic champion.

Army Sports Commission

Target Shooting

Target shooting, an important sport representative of Military Sport, represented by the centenary of the First Olympic Medal, gold, and unique to this day, won by Lt. Col. Guilherme Paraense, at the Olympic Games in ANTUERPIA, in 1920.

Skydiving

Skydiving is a typically military sport, and as such, it shows attributes inherent to the profession, such as courage, initiative and discipline. Paratrooper troops are recognized all over the world for their physical fitness and fearlessness. Military sports skydiving is divided into 3 races: landing accuracy, style and free-fall training. The Parachuting Army Team won 25 of the 29 Armed Forces Championships held until 2020.

Modern Pentathlon

Modern Pentathlon: It is an Olympic sport formed by five sports in four different races: equestrian, fencing, swimming and laser one (shooting and running). The Brazilian Army has always been part of the history of modern pentathlon in Brazil with its military members integrating delegations at all times. Highlight for 3rd Sgt Yane Mark as bronze medalist London 2012, World runner-up 2013, 3rd place in the World Championship 2015, runner-up World Military Games Rio 2011, Bi-Champion Pan American Games 2007 and 2015 and runner-up Pan American Games 2011 and also Ten Eric Tinoco Marques, South ChampionAmerican, Montevideo 1956.

Judo and Shooting

3rd SGT Felipe Almeida WU - Sport Shooting in 2013 joined the Brazilian Army to be part of the High Performance Athletes Program (PAAR). In 2015 he was Pan Americano camper. In 2016 he was winner of two stages of the World Cup, took the 1st place in the World Ranking and, on August 6th, became the Olympic runner-up in the 10m Pistol modality. Sgt. Rafael Carlos da Silva. At the 2011 Pan American Games, Rafael Silva was a silver medal in the category above 100 kg. In 2012, judoka was a pan-American judo champion in Canada. At the Olympic Games in London, he won the first medal in the history of Brazil for his category +100 kg.

Equestrian

The 3rd rider Sgt João Victor Marcari Oliva, a military athlete since the end of 2015, is the main name of Equestrian Dressage of the country, won the individual and team gold medal at the 2014 South American Games in Chile; best result of the team at the Normandy World Equestrian Games in France, also in 2014, winner of the Brazilian Olympic Award — the “Oscar” for sports awarded by the Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) — in 2014 and 2015 and in March 2017 was awarded by the Brazilian Army with the Military Sports Merit Medal, the honor awarded by the Armed Forces to athletes and connected personalities to sports.

Triathlon

The sport called Triathlon was born in a bet that took place in Honolulu, the capital of the state of Hawaii, to know the limits of human resistance. It all started when three men, a swimmer, a cyclist and a runner, decided to unite the three modalities into one, with the aim of finding out who was the most complete athlete, this occurred around 1978, giving rise to the sport. Our biggest highlight is the 3rd Sgt JURACI MOREIRA, being considered a multi champion of the sport.

Athletics

Cb João Carlos de Oliveira, known as João do Pulo, was an athlete, specialized in jumping, being a former world record holder for triple jump, Olympic medalist and tetra-Pan American champion in triple and long jump, military and Brazilian politician. He held the Physical Education Monitor Course - 1981 at the Army Physical Education School (ESeFEX).

Military Pentathlon

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.

Beach Volleyball

3rd Sgt. EDUARDA Santos LISBOA (Duda) - Military World Champion (2017) - Youth Olympic Games Champion (2014) - Three-year Under-19 World Champion (2013, 2014 and 2016) - Two-time U21 World Champion (2017 and 2019) - World Circuit 2018 Season Champion - Voted Best Beach Volleyball Athlete in the World in 2018 and 2019.

3rd Sgt. TALITA Antunes of the Rock - 4th Place in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games; - 4th Place in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games; World Circuit (2013, 2017) - Champion of the Brazilian Open Circuit (2014/2015, 2015/2016 IS 2016/2017) - Best Athlete of the Brazilian Circuit (2013/2014) - Best Attack of the World Circuit (2013, 2014 and 2015).

3rd Sgt. Felipe Wu

3rd Sgt. Felipe Wu won silver in the sports shooting, Brazil's first medal, during the first day of the Rio 2016 Games.

The sport shooting, which won Brazil's first Olympic medal, gave the Brazilians their first medal at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games to Felipe Wu, who won the silver in the final of the 10 meters air pistol.

3rd Sgt. Felipe Wu, who reached the Games as number one in the world rankings, surpassed Chinese Wei Pang, who finished with bronze. The Vietnamese XuanVinh Hoang won the gold at the Olympic Shooting Centre in Deodoro Park.

Source and Edition: Lílian Beraldo, Agência Brasil.

3rd Sgt. Polyana Okimoto

The 3rd Sgt.Poliana Okimoto swam in the Copacabana Sea for almost two hours, practically all of the time among the first places with whom she disputed theWater marathon of the Rio 2016Olympics . In the final stretch, for only two seconds apart, he came fourth. Ended the sad but serene test. Despite staying off the podium, he had had his best Olympic participation. He left in the past the nightmare of London 2012, when he was loaded on a stretcher of the Serpentine River after passing out due to hypothermia caused by the cold temperature of the water.

The age of 33, even without the medal, he crowned his career in the history of the Olympic Games even better than his debut in Beijing, at the time at the age of 25, when he reached seventh. But a few minutes later, a twist would forever change your résumé. French Aurelie Muller was disqualified for having taken a stroke at the Italian opponent, and thus Poliana Okimoto inherited the Olympic bronze, won 20 years after her first lineup to represent Brazil in a competition. It was the tears: it was the redemption I was waiting for.

3rd Sgt. Rafael Silva

Despite falling before the greatest myth in jAudo history, Army Sergeant Rafael Silva achieved the bronze medal in the category above 100 kg. From the height of its 2.03 meters, the Brazilian judoka, known as Baby, gave Brazil the fourth Olympic medal of the Rio 2016 Games and secured his second podium in the Olympics. All the achievements were merit of the military athletes of the High Performance Program of the Ministry of Defense.

The Brazilian started his Olympic campaign with two victories for ippon. In the first match, he beat Ramón Pileta of Honduras, and then passed the Russian Renat Saidov in the round of 16. With a waza-ari, Rafael Silva, 29 years old, was defeated in the quarterfinals by Frenchman Teddy Riner, undefeated for six years, current Olympic champion and holder of eight world titles.

With a chance to put the bronze medal on his chest, repeating the London result in 2012, Baby went to repechage. In the match, he faced Uzbek Abdullo Tangriev and won with a yuko.