Garrett Bender, men's rugby
How Minnesota athletes fared in the Rio Olympics
The U.S. sevens finished 3-2 and earned a ninth-place finish.
Andy Bisek, Greco-Roman wrestling (75 kg)
Finished 1-1.
Ben Blankenship, 1,500 meters
Finished eighth in the final in 3:51.09.
Kelly Catlin, track cycling (women's team pursuit)
The U.S. team won a silver medal.
Kiana Eide, rhythmic gymnastics
The U.S. was eliminated after the group-qualification round.
Katie Johnson, women's rugby
The U.S. sevens finished 2-3-1 and earned a fifth-place finish.
Gwen Jorgensen, triathlon
Won the gold medal, crushing the field in 1 hour, 56 minutes, 16 seconds.
Megan Kalmoe, rowing (quad sculls)
The U.S. finished fifth in the gold medal race.
Hassan Mead, 5,000 meters
Finished 11th in the finals in 13:09.81.
Heather Miller-Koch, heptathlon
Finished 18th.
Lynx (Lindsay Whalen, Maya Moore, Seimone Augustus and Sylvia Fowles), women's basketball
The U.S. went 8-0 and dominated the competition, outscoring opponents by an average 37.7 points per game on its way to a gold medal.
Paula Lynn Obanana, badminton (women's doubles)
Obanana and partner Eva Lee finished 0-3.
David Plummer, swimming
Won a bronze medal in the 100 backstroke and a gold medal after swimming in the preliminaries of the 4x100 relay.
Alise Post, cycling (women's BMX)
Won a silver medal, finishing 0.342 seconds behind the winner.
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