Tara Cross-Battle

Tara Cross-Battle
Personal information
Full nameTara Lavell Cross-Battle
NationalityAmerican
BornSeptember 16, 1968 (1968-09-16) (age 55)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
College / UniversityCalifornia State University, Long Beach
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Number13
National team
1989–2004 United States
Medal record

Tara Cross-Battle (born September 16, 1968, in Houston, Texas)[1] is a retired volleyball player from the United States who competed in four Summer Olympics overall, starting in 1992.[2] Cross-Battle won the bronze medal with the United States women's national team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.[3] Her last Olympic appearance was at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.[2]

While representing the United States, Cross-Battle won a bronze medal at the 1990 FIVB World Championship in China and a silver medal at the 2002 FIVB World Championship in Germany.[2] She also won a bronze medal at the 2003 FIVB World Cup in Japan.[4]

For her career achievements in volleyball, Cross-Battle was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame in 2014.[4]

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tara Cross-Battle". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 4, 2016.
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