Tracking Minnesotans in the Rio Olympics

August 16, 2016 at 4:32AM
FILE - In this April 19, 2013, file photo, Alise Post, of the United States, rides to second place in the women's elite BMX Supercross World Championships in Manchester, England. Post is a top medal contender at the Olympics in Rio de Janiero . (AP Photo/Jon Super, FIle) ORG XMIT: NY357
Alise Post will begin her quest on Wednesday. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Garrett Bender, men's rugby

The U.S. sevens finished 3-2 and earned a ninth-place finish.

Andy Bisek, Greco-Roman wrestling (75 kilograms)

Finished 1-1.

Ben Blankenship, 1,500 meters

Competes: 8:30 a.m. Tuesday (preliminaries), Thursday (semifinals), Saturday (final)

Kelly Catlin, track cycling (women's team pursuit)

The U.S team won a silver medal

Kiana Eide, rhythmic gymnastics

Competes: Saturday (qualifications), Sunday (final)

Katie Johnson, women's rugby

The U.S. sevens finished 2-3-1 and earned a fifth-place finish.

Heather Miller-Koch, heptathlon

Finished 18th in the heptathlon.

Gwen Jorgensen, triathlon

Competes: Saturday

Megan Kalmoe, rowing (women's quad sculls)

The U.S. finished fifth in the gold medal race.

Lynx (Lindsay Whalen, Maya Moore, Seimone Augustus and Sylvia Fowles), women's basketball

Compete: 4:45 p.m. Tuesday vs. Japan in quarterfinals.

Hassan Mead, 5,000 meters

Competes: 8:05 a.m. Wednesday (first round), Saturday (final).

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)

Competes: Wednesday (seeding), Friday (semi­finals and final)

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