Tara Cross-Battle

Tara Cross-Battle
Personal information
Full nameTara Lavell Cross-Battle
BornSeptember 16, 1968 (1968-09-16) (age 56)
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
Women's volleyball
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
1992 BarcelonaTeam
FIVB World Championship
2002 GermanyTeam
1990 ChinaTeam
FIVB World Cup
2003 Japan
FIVB World Grand Prix
1995 Shanghai
2001 Macau
2003 Andria
2004 Reggio Calabria
NORCECA Championship
2001 Santo Domingo
1991 Regina
1993 New Orleans
Pan American Games
1995 Mar del PlataTeam

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

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. She also won a bronze medal at the 2003 FIVB World Cup in Japan.

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