Tracking Minnesotans at the Rio Olympics

August 8, 2016 at 4:28AM
Andy Bisek, joking with heavyweight Robby Smith at the U.S. trials, is ranked No. 5 in the world in his weight class.
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Garrett Bender, men's rugby

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)

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Kiana Eide, rhythmic gymnastics

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

Kathryn Johnson, women's rugby

Competes: The U.S. played to a 12-12 draw vs. Australia Sunday morning and lost 5-0 to New Zealand in the afternoon quarterfinals. Monday: noon vs. Fiji in a 5-8 placing match.

Gwen Jorgensen, triathlon

Competes: Aug. 20

Megan Kalmoe, rowing (women's quad sculls)

Competes: Monday at 6:40 a.m. in repechage; Wednesday (final).

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

Compete: Defeated Senegal 121-56 Sunday; Monday vs. Spain, 10 a.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 his semifinal Sunday; Monday (final)

Alise Post, cycling (women's BMX)

Competes: Aug. 17 (seeding), Aug. 19 (semifinals and final)

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