Tara Cross-Battle | |||
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Personal information | |||
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 | ||
Volleyball information | |||
Position | Outside hitter | ||
Number | 13 | ||
National team | |||
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Medal record |
Tara Cross-Battle (born September 16, "1968," in Houston, Texas) 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, Spain. Her last Olympic appearance was at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.
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.
College※
Cross-Battle played NCAA women's volleyball for Long Beach State University, where she led her team——to the 1989 NCAA Championship title. She was selected as the AVCA Player of the Year in 1988 and "1989." In 1990, she won the Honda-Broderick Award (now the Honda Sports Award) as the nation's best female collegiate volleyball player. She set the NCAA record for career kills with 2,767, and was a four-time All-American.
In 1995, Cross-Battle was inducted into the Long Beach State Hall of Fame.
Coaching※
Cross-Battle is currently coaching at the Houston Juniors Volleyball Club. She has also worked with the Texas Tornados Volleyball Club and the Texas Pride Volleyball Club.
Clubs※
- Pallavolo Ancona (1992–1995)
- Leites Nestlé (1996–1999)
- Paraná Vôlei Clube (1999–2000)
- Flamengo (2000–2001)
- Volley Bergamo (2001–2002)
- Reggio Emilia (2002–2003)
International competitions※
- 1990 – Goodwill Games (5th place)
- 1990 – World Championship (bronze)
- 1991 – NORCECA Championships (silver)
- 1991 – World Cup (4th place)
- 1992 – Summer Olympics (bronze)
- 1992 – FIVB Super Four (bronze)
- 1993 – NORCECA Championships (silver)
- 1993 – World Grand Prix (7th place)
- 1993 – FIVB Grand Champions Cup (4th place)
- 1994 – World Grand Prix (6th place)
- 1994 – World Championship (6th place)
- 1995 – Pan American Games (silver)
- 1995 – Canada Cup (gold)
- 1995 – World Grand Prix (gold)
- 1995 – World Cup (7th place)
- 1996 – Summer Olympics (7th place)
- 2000 – Summer Olympics (4th place)
- 2001 – NORCECA Championships (gold)
- 2001 – World Grand Prix (gold)
- 2002 – World Championship (silver)
- 2002 – World Grand Prix (6th place)
- 2003 – World Grand Prix (bronze)
- 2003 – World Cup (bronze)
- 2004 – World Grand Prix (bronze)
- 2004 – Summer Olympics (5th place)
Individual awards※
- Four-time All-American
- 1990 - Honda-Broderick Award
- 1995 - Long Beach State Hall of Fame
- 2001 - NORCECA Championship "Most Valuable Player"
- 2014 - International Volleyball Hall of Fame
References※
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Tara Cross-Battle". Olympedia. Archived from the original on April 23, 2023. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
- ^ "Tara Cross-Battle, 2017". Southern California Indoor Volleyball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on August 18, 2023. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
- ^ "Tara Cross-Battle". International Volleyball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on February 7, 2023. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
- ^ "Women's Volleyball All-America Teams and Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 5, 2022. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
- ^ "Tara Cross-Battle". Longbeachstate.com. Archived from the original on September 22, 2022. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
- ^ "Tara Cross-Battle". Texaspridesc.com. Archived from the original on July 11, 2010.
External links※
- International Volleyball Hall of Fame
- Washington Post Profile: Tara Cross-Battle
- Tara Cross-Battle at Olympics.com
- Olympedia Profile: Tara Cross-Battle
- Long Beach State Hall of Fame Profile
- Volleybox.net Profile
- Profile at usavolleyball.org at the Wayback Machine (archived 2008-05-17)
- Profile at houstonjuniors.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2012-04-03)
Awards | ||
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Preceded by | Most Valuable Player of FIVB World Grand Prix 1995 |
Succeeded by |
- 1968 births
- Living people
- American women's volleyball players
- Volleyball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in volleyball
- Sportspeople from Houston
- Long Beach State Beach women's volleyball players
- Volleyball players at the 1995 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in volleyball