Every young person has a potential that must be evaluated to be properly developed. The Projeto Atletas de Ouro® aims to estimate the sporting potential of schoolchildren and young athletes. The aim of this study was to present the main results obtained at the Military College of Juiz de Fora (CMJF). Between 2015 and 2019, 2917 individual diagnoses were performed in students aged 10 to 19 years. 14% of the students had high sporting potential and were three times more likely to be medalists in competition. One of the students became a professional soccer athlete. The GoldFit – Atletas de Ouro System proved to be valid and reliable for identifying talents in the school. The actions of orientation and talent development were positive in the school Physical Education and in the performance of the CMJF in school competitions. The goal is to expand the Projeto Atletas de Ouro® to other schools and programs as a model for identifying and developing sporting talents.