Garrett Bender, men's rugby
Tracking Minnesotans in the Olympics
August 9, 2016 at 6:08AM
Competes: Tuesday vs. Argentina (11 a.m.) and Brazil (4 p.m.)
Andy Bisek, Greco-Roman wrestling (75 kilograms)
Competes: Sunday.
Ben Blankenship, 1,500 meters
Competes: Aug. 16 (preliminaries), Aug. 18 (semifinals), Aug. 20 (finals)
Kelly Catlin, track cycling (women's team pursuit)
Competes: Thursday (qualifying), Saturday (first round/final)
Kiana Eide, rhythmic gymnastics
Competes: Aug. 20 (qualifications), Aug. 21 (final)
Kathryn Johnson, women's rugby
Competes: The U.S. rallied to defeat Fiji 12-7 in the fifth-place playoff.
Gwen Jorgensen, triathlon
Competes: Aug. 20
Megan Kalmoe, rowing (women's quad sculls)
Competes: Finished fourth in the repechage to qualify for Wednesday's final.
Lynx (Lindsay Whalen, Maya Moore, Seimone Augustus and Sylvia Fowles), women's basketball:
Compete: Defeated Spain 103-63 as all four Lynx players were on the court at the same time. Wednesday: vs. Serbia, 1:30 p.m.
Hassan Mead, 5,000 meters
Competes: Aug. 17 (first round), Aug. 20 (final).
Heather Miller-Koch, heptathlon
Competes: Friday and Saturday.
Paula Lynn Obanana, badminton (women's doubles)
Competes: Thursday.
David Plummer, swimming (100-meter backstroke)
Competes: Won a bronze medal Monday night.
Alise Post, cycling (women's BMX)
Competes: Aug. 17 (seeding), Aug. 19 (semifinals and final)
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