Competitors for 1980 World Cyclo-Cross Championships
| Athlete | Country | Sports | Date of birth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Adema |  NED |
CYC | 26 January 1951 |
| Robert Alban |  FRA |
CYC | 9 February 1952 |
| Richard Bates |  GBR |
CYC | |
| Patrice Blanchardon | FRA |
CYC | 7 November 1954 |
| Gilles Blaser |  SUI |
CYC | 16 December 1952 |
| Peter Brookes | GBR |
CYC | |
| Alvaro Crespi |  ITA |
CYC | 20 March 1955 |
| Barry Davies | GBR |
CYC | 18 November 1946 |
| Paul De Brauwer |  BEL |
CYC | 7 June 1956 |
| Paolo De Capitani | ITA |
CYC | 11 November 1954 |
| Freddy De Schacht | BEL |
CYC | 4 May 1954 |
| Vito Di Tano | ITA |
CYC | 23 September 1954 |
| Reimund Dietzen |  GER |
CYC | 29 May 1959 |
| Pierre-Yves Duzellier | FRA |
CYC | 7 July 1947 |
| Juan María Eguiarte |  ESP |
CYC | |
| Claudio Fasolo | ITA |
CYC | 9 January 1960 |
| Giuseppe Fatato | ITA |
CYC | 18 September 1954 |
| Peter Frischknecht | SUI |
CYC | 12 March 1946 |
| André Geirland | BEL |
CYC | 16 May 1945 |
| Alex Gérardin | FRA |
CYC | 8 July 1947 |
| Johan Ghyllebert | BEL |
CYC | 4 December 1955 |
| Roger Gilson |  LUX |
CYC | 19 September 1947 |
| Rein Groenendaal | NED |
CYC | 24 April 1951 |
| Peter Hägi | SUI |
CYC | |
| Rolf Haller | GER |
CYC | 9 August 1957 |
| Jan Harings | NED |
CYC | 26 June 1945 |
| Grzegorz Jaroszewski |  POL |
CYC | 12 February 1955 |
| Leif Jørgensen |  DEN |
CYC | |
| Petr Klouček |  TCH |
CYC | 27 January 1957 |
| Carlo Lafranchi | SUI |
CYC | 17 September 1952 |
| Jesús Larrarte | ESP |
CYC | |
| Roland Liboton | BEL |
CYC | 6 March 1957 |
| Erwin Lienhard | SUI |
CYC | 16 January 1957 |
| Andrzej Mąkowski | POL |
CYC | 3 June 1957 |
| Laurence Malone |  USA |
CYC | |
| Mariano Martinez | FRA |
CYC | 20 September 1948 |
| Iñaki Mayora | ESP |
CYC | 2 June 1954 |
| Ramón Medina | ESP |
CYC | 29 March 1950 |
| Ivan Messelis | BEL |
CYC | 28 March 1958 |
| Claude Michely | LUX |
CYC | 8 October 1959 |
| Jokin Mujika | ESP |
CYC | 22 August 1962 |
| Ueli Müller | SUI |
CYC | 3 April 1952 |
| Allan Møller | DEN |
CYC | 12 July 1957 |
| Luc Naudts | BEL |
CYC | |
| Nico Ney | LUX |
CYC | 19 August 1956 |
| Jacques Orenga | FRA |
CYC | 18 July 1952 |
| Jacques Osmont | FRA |
CYC | 20 March 1954 |
| Ottavio Paccagnella | ITA |
CYC | 6 January 1956 |
| Rainer Paus | GER |
CYC | |
| Edward Piech | POL |
CYC | 16 February 1959 |
| Jean-Yves Plaisance | FRA |
CYC | 26 December 1946 |
| Joseph Ryan | USA |
CYC | |
| Fritz Saladin | SUI |
CYC | 17 November 1950 |
| Antonio Saronni | ITA |
CYC | 13 April 1956 |
| Radomír Šimůnek Sr |  CZE TCH |
CYC | 8 April 1962 |
| Hendrikus Stamsnijder | NED |
CYC | 21 July 1954 |
| Hans Steekers | NED |
CYC | 8 May 1950 |
| Richard Steiner | SUI |
CYC | 12 November 1943 |
| Tadeusz Steinke | POL |
CYC | 26 March 1952 |
| Eric Stone | GBR |
CYC | 22 February 1946 |
| Klaus-Peter Thaler | GER |
CYC | 14 May 1949 |
| Dieter Übing | GER |
CYC | 20 February 1946 |
| Franco Vagneur | ITA |
CYC | 14 February 1944 |
| Robert Vermeire | BEL |
CYC | 2 November 1944 |
| José Iñaki Vijandi | ESP |
CYC | 28 July 1961 |
| Cees van der Wereld | NED |
CYC | 12 December 1955 |
| Christopher Whorton | GBR |
CYC | 8 May 1961 |
| Helmut Willer | GER |
CYC | |
| Bernhard Woodtli | SUI |
CYC | 26 February 1962 |
| Chris Wreghitt | GBR |
CYC | 11 November 1958 |
| José María Yurrebaso | ESP |
CYC | 11 October 1955 |
| Lucien Zeimes | LUX |
CYC | 30 October 1948 |
| Berry Zoontjens | NED |
CYC | |
| Albert Zweifel | SUI |
CYC/TRI | 7 June 1949 |