Mexico competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. 45 competitors, 36 men and 9 women, took part in 43 events in 12 sports.
Carlos Girón — Diving, Men's SpringboardJoaquin Pérez — Equestrian, Jumping Individual (mixed)David Bárcena Ríos, Manuel Mendivil, José Pérez and Fabián Vázquez — Equestrian, Three-day Event Team CompetitionJesús Gómez, Joaquin Pérez, Gerardo Tazzer and Alberto Valdés — Equestrian, Jumping Team CompetitionMen's 10,000 metres
Enrique AquinoHeat — 29:21.3 (→ did not advance)Rodolfo GómezHeat — 29:25.7 (→ did not advance)José GómezHeat — 29:53.6 (→ did not advance)Men's Marathon
Rodolfo GómezFinal — 2:12:39 (→ 6th place)Men's 20 km Walk
Raúl GonzálezFinal — 1:27:48.6 (→ 6th place)Daniel BautistaFinal — DSQ (→ no ranking)Domingo ColínFinal — DSQ (→ no ranking)Men's 50 km Walk
Raúl GonzálezFinal — did not finish (→ no ranking)Daniel BautistaFinal — did not finish (→ no ranking)Martín BermúdezFinal — did not finish (→ no ranking)Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
Gilberto SosaFirst Round — Defeated Vandui Bayasgalan (Mongolia) on points (4-1)Second Round — Lost to Li Byong-Uk (North Korea) on points (2-3)Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
Roman GilbertoFirst Round — ByeSecond Round — Defeated Alberto Mercado (Puerto Rico) after referee stopped contest in first roundQuarter Finals — Lost to Petar Lesov (Bulgaria) on points (1-4)Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
Daniel ZaragozaFirst Round — ByeSecond Round — Defeated Philip Sutcliffe (Ireland) on points (5-0)Third Round — Defeated Raymond Gilbody (Great Britain) on points (4-1)Quarter Finals — Lost to Michael Anthony (Guyana) after referee stopped contest in second roundMen's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
Carlos GonzálezFirst Round — Defeated Nidal Haddad (Syria) on points (5-0)Second Round — Defeated Ravsal Otgonbayar (Mongolia) on points (3-2)Third Round — Lost to Rudi Fink (East Germany) after knock-out in first roundMen's Springboard
Carlos GirónHeats — 580.20 points (→ 1st place)Final — 892.140 points (→ Silver Medal)Francisco RuedaPreliminary Round — 495.63 points (→ 14th place, did not advance)Jorge MondragónHeats — 454.17 points (→ 20th place, did not advance)Men's Platform
Carlos GirónHeats — 515.37 points (→ 5th place)Final — 809.805 points (→ 4th place)Francisco RuedaPreliminary Round — 428.52 points (→ 15th place, did not advance)Salvador SobrinoPreliminary Round — 456.87 points (→ 11th place, did not advance)Two male pentathletes represented Mexico in 1980.
IndividualIvar SisniegaJens LohmannWomen's 100 m Breaststroke
Elke HoltzHeats — 1:15.89 (→ did not advance)Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
Isabel Reuss, Dagmar Erdman, Teresa Rivera, and Helen PlachinskiHeats — 3.56,87Final — 3.55,41 (→ 6th place)Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Teresa Rivera, Elke Holtz, Dagmar Erdman, and Helen PlachinskiHeats — 4.25,95 (→ did not advance)Men's freestyle 48 kg
Jorge FríasEliminated in Third RoundMen's Greco-Roman 48 kg
Alfredo OlveraSixth place 
