Tara Cross-Battle

Tara Cross-Battle (born September 16, 1968 in Houston, Texas) is a retired female volleyball player from the United States, who won the bronze medal with the USA National Women's Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.

Cross-Battle competed in four Summer Olympics overall, starting in 1992, after having made her debut in 1990. She was named "Most Valuable Player" and "Best Scorer" at the FIVB World Grand Prix 1995, winning $30,000 in bonus money.

Named "Most Valuable Player" at the 2001 NORCECA Championships she won the silver medal at the 2002 Women’s Volleyball World Championships, and suffered an injury to her right knee against Italy in the 2003 World Grand Prix in July, but recovered to make the World Cup roster three months later. She then helped the United States to earn a bronze medal at the 2003 World Cup and a berth in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

International Competitions

*1990 – Goodwill Games
*1990 – World Championship
*1991 – NORCECA (silver)
*1991 – World Cup
*1992 – Summer Olympics (bronze)
*1992 – FIVB Super Four (bronze)
*1993 – NORCECA Championships (silver)
*1993 – World Grand Prix
*1993 – FIVB Grand Champions Cup
*1994 – World Grand Prix
*1994 – World Championship
*1995 – Pan American Games (silver)
*1995 – Canada Cup (gold)
*1995 – World Grand Prix (gold)
*1995 – World Cup
*1996 – Summer Olympics (7th place)
*2000 – Summer Olympics (4th place)
*2001 – NORCECA Championships (gold)
*2001 – World Grand Prix (gold)
*2002 – World Championship (6th place)
*2002 – World Grand Prix (6th place)
*2003 – World Grand Prix (bronze)
*2003 – World Cup (Bronze)
*2003 – Pan American Games (gold)
*2004 – Summer Olympics (5th place)

References

* [http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=CROSSTAR01 databaseOlympics]
* [http://www.olympic-usa.org/13220.htm US Olympic Team]
* [http://www.usavolleyball.org/national/cross_battle.asp Profile]