Tracking Minnesotans in the Olympics

August 10, 2016 at 6:05AM
Bender (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Garrett Bender, men's rugby

Competes: Finished 1-1 on Tuesday, losing the opening match to Argentina 17-14 and then beating Brazil 26-0; 11:30 a.m. today vs. Fiji, followed by placing and quarterfinal matches, 2 p.m.-4:30 p.m.

Andy Bisek, Greco-Roman wrestling (75 kilograms)

Competes: Sunday.

Ben Blankenship, 1,500 meters

Competes: Tuesday (preliminaries), Aug. 18 (semifinals), Aug. 20 (finals)

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

Competes: Thursday (qualifying), Saturday (first round/final)

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Kiana Eide, rhythmic gymnastics

Competes: Aug. 20 (qualifications), Aug. 21 (final)

Katie Johnson, women's rugby

Competes: The U.S. finished in fifth place.

Gwen Jorgensen, triathlon

Competes: Aug. 20

Megan Kalmoe, rowing (women's quad sculls)

Competes: 8:34 a.m today, weather permitting, in the finals.

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

Compete: 1:30 p.m. today vs. Serbia.

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: Tuesday (seeding), Aug. 19 (semifinals and final)

Megan Kalmoe
Kalmoe (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Heather Miller-Koch
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