Garrett Bender, men's rugby
How Minnesota athletes fared in the Rio Olympics
August 22, 2016 at 3:39AM
![Lynx player Maya Moore poses for selfies with fans after team USA won their 6th consecutive gold medal. The Lynx's Lindsay Whalen scored 17 points off the bench in the victory, giving the U.S. women's basketball team its sixth consecutive gold medal. ] 2016 Summer Olympic Games - Rio Brazil brian.peterson@startribune.com Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 08/19/2016](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/4KSO6SKPQDEGBW4O5NDNHJXS7A.jpg?&w=712)
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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