Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay and fourth in their respective 100 m events. The British team included the 100 m breaststroke gold medallist (Duncan Goodhew), and fifth-place finisher in the 100 m backstroke (Gary Abraham). Sweden's butterflyer (Pär Arvidsson) and backstroker (Bengt Baron) had won their respective 100 m events, and their freestyle swimmer (Per Holmertz) had come second in the 100 m, while their lowest ranked swimmer, the breaststroker (Peter Berggren), had come ninth in the 100 m event. The Australians were regarded as an outside chance for a medal, but were not seen as the main threats, as they were ranked seventh coming
Mexico at the 1980 Summer Olympics 48 kg Mexico at the 1980 Summer Olympics 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. Men's 10,000 metres Men's Marathon Men's 20 km Walk Men's 50 km Walk Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg) Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg) Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg) Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg) Men's Springboard Men's Platform Two male pentathletes represented Mexico in 1980. Women's 100 m Breaststroke Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay Men's freestyle 48 kg