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The 11th Pan American Games were held in Havana, Cuba, from August 2 to August 18, 1991. Bermuda participated in five sports but won no medals.
Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Melville Dill OBE was a prominent Bermudian lawyer, politician, and soldier.
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Mary Jane "M.J." Tumbridge is a Bermudian equestrian. She competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 2000 Summer Olympics. She was the first sportsperson from Bermuda to win a gold medal at the Pan Am Games, and is considered to be the best equestrian from the country.
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