Tara Cross-Battle
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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]
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Full name | Tara Lavell Cross-Battle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | September 16, 1968 (1968-09-16) (age 55) Houston, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College / University | California State University, Long Beach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Outside hitter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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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]