Garrett Bender, men's rugby
Tracking Minnesotans in the Rio Olympics
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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