Mexico competed at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile from 20 October to 5 November 2023. This was the country's 19th appearance at the Pan American Games, having competed at every one since the inaugural edition in 1951.
Taekwondo athlete Carlos Sansores and basketball player Karina Esquer were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony. Meanwhile, basque pelota athlete Isaac Pérez and archer Alejandra Valencia were the country's flagbearers during the closing ceremony.
The following is the list of number of competitors (by gender) who participated at the games per sport.
<small>All basketball, cycling, gymnastics, roller sports, and volleyball disciplines are grouped within each of the sports' totals. Open water swimming is included in Swimming. The total number of athletes reported by the 2023 Pan American Games Organization differs from the total number reported by the Mexican Olympic Committee by 1, for unknown reasons.</small>
Mexico qualified three athletes (one man and two women) by winning the respective categories in the 2021 Junior Pan American Games. Mexico also qualified eight athletes during the 2022 Pan American Archery Championships.
Mexico qualified a full team of nine artistic swimmers after winning the competition in the 2022 Central American and Caribbean Games.
Mexico qualified a team of six athletes (three men and three women).
Mexico qualified a men's team (of 24 athletes) by winning the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games.
Mexico qualified a men's team (of 12 athletes) by finishing fifth in the 2022 FIBA Americup. The women's team entered once the United States and Canada, second and third at the 2023 FIBA Women's AmeriCup, withdrew from the tournament.
Preliminary Round
Knockout Round (Semifinal)
Bronze Medal Game
Preliminary Round
Placement Games (7th-8th Place)
Mexico qualified a men's team (of 4 athletes) by finishing as one of the six best non qualified teams in the FIBA 3x3 Rankings.
Preliminary Round
Knockout Round (Quarterfinal)
Mexico qualified a women's team (of 4 athletes) by finishing as one of the six best non qualified teams in the FIBA 3x3 Rankings.
Preliminary Round
Knockout Round (Quarterfinal)
Mexico qualified a team of 12 athletes (six men and six women) through the 2022 Basque Pelota World Championship and the 2023 Pan American Basque Pelota Tournament.
<small>QG=Qualified for Gold Medal Match.</small>
Mexico qualified a team of two women through the 2022 PABCON Champion of Champions held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Mexico qualified 11 boxers (six men and five women).
Mexico qualified five slalom athletes (three men and two women).
<small>Rank indicates position after each round. For kayak cross, the top 8 during the time trial advanced to the semifinal though only one athlete per country could advance.</small>
Mexico qualified a total of 13 sprint athletes (seven men and six women).
<small>Rank indicates position after each round. F = Qualified directly to the final; S = Qualified for the semifinal.</small>
Mexico qualified a total of 27 cyclists (12 men and 15 women).
Mexico qualified 4 athletes at the 2023 Pan American Championships.
Mexico qualified one female athlete by winning the event in the 2021 Junior Pan American Games. Mexico also qualified two female athletes at the 2023 Pan American Championships.
Mexico qualified a team of 18 track cyclists (nine men and nine women).
<small>Time and speed for direct elimination rounds were not made available for the losing athletes; QG = Qualified for Gold Medal; QB = Qualified for Bronze.</small>
<small>In team pursuit, the winners of heats 1-2 in Round 1 proceed for gold while the next 2 fastest go for bronze; QG = Qualified for Gold Medal; QB = Qualified for Bronze.</small>
<small>Round 1 rank indicates position within each heat. QG= Qualified for Gold; N/A= Times not available in the official results.</small>
Mexico qualified four athletes (two men and two women) by winning the respective events in the 2021 Junior Pan American Games. Mexico also qualified three other athletes (one man and two women) by finishing among the top 18 athletes of the respective events in the 2022 World Aquatics Championships.
<small>* Alejandra Estudillo was excluded from the 10m platform final as only two divers per country could qualify.</small>
Mexico qualified a full team of four riders in dressage, eventing and show-jumping based on FEI world rankings released on September 11, 2023.
<small>For the individual competition, the top 15 advanced to the Intermediate I Freestyle (max of 3 per country) and the final score was the average of the technical and artistic scores. For the team competition, the lowest scores were deleted from the final calculations. Irvin Leiva was the reserve and did not compete.</small>
<small>For the individual competition, cross-country and jumping took into consideration penalties and also time for the rank. For the team competition, the scores of the competitor with the highest number after dressage and cross-country were deleted from the final calculations.</small>
<small>For the team competition, the highest scores were deleted from the final calculations. Andrés Azcárraga was the reserve and did not compete.</small>
Mexico qualified a team of 16 fencers (seven men and nine women), after five of six teams (except the men's épée) finished at least in the top seven at the 2022 Pan American Fencing Championships in Ascuncion, Paraguay. Mexico also qualified one male individual in the épée event.
Mexico qualified a men's team (of 16 athletes) by winning the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games.
Mexico qualified a women's team of 16 athletes by reaching the final of the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games.
Mexico qualified a men's team of 18 athletes after finishing as the top ranked North American team at the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.
Mexico sent a women's team of 18 athletes. The women's national team did not originally qualified for this tournament but, after Canada withdrew from the competition, they were chosen to replace them.
Mexico qualified a full team of 4 golfers.
Mexico qualified a team of ten gymnasts in artistic (five men and five women) at the 2023 Pan American Championships.
<small>Some competitors decided not to compete in specific apparatus. q= Qualified as other countries exceeded the 2-athlete quota per apparatus. </small>
<small>Some competitors decided not to compete in specific apparatus. q= Qualified as other countries exceeded the 2-athlete quota per apparatus. </small>
Mexico qualified two individual gymnasts and five gymnasts for the group event in rhythmic.
Mexico qualified five gymnasts in trampoline (two men and three women) at the 2023 Pan American Championships and the 2021 Junior Pan American Games.
<small>Countries were able to qualify only two athletes to the individual final. </small>
Mexico qualified a men's team (of 14 athletes) by winning the Last chance qualification tournament.
Mexico has qualified 12 judokas (seven men and five women).
Mexico qualified a team of eight karatekas (five men and three women) at the 2023 North American Cup and the 2023 Pan American Championships.
Kumite
Mexico qualified seven modern pentathletes (three men and four women).
Mexico qualified six racquetball athletes (three men and three women).
Mexico qualified two athletes in figure skating (one per gender).
Mexico qualified a team of two athletes (one man and one woman) in skateboarding.
Mexico qualified a team of 20 athletes (ten men and ten women).
<small>Ranks indicated are within each heat. S= Semifinal; Re= Repechage; FA= Final A (medal); FB= Final B (non-medal)</small>
Mexico qualified a men's team (of 12 athletes) by reaching the final of the 2022 RAN Super Sevens.
Mexico qualified a women's team (of 12 athletes) by reaching the final of the 2022 RAN Women's Super Sevens
Mexico qualified 8 boats for a total of 9 sailors.
<small>DNF= Did not finish; DNC= Did not compete; STP= Standard Penalty; UFD= Disqualified under U-Flag. In IQFoil and Kite, the three highest race scores got deleted. In 49er, ILCA6 and Sunfish, the highest race score got deleted.</small>
Mexico qualified a total of 19 shooters after the 2022 Americas Shooting Championships. Mexico also qualified one shooter by winning one event in the 2021 Junior Pan American Games.
<small>PR= Pan American Record; QG=Qualified for Gold; QB=Qualified for Bronze</small>
Mexico qualified a women's team (of 18 athletes) by virtue of its campaign in the 2022 Pan American Championships.
Mexico qualified a team of 9 climbers (four men and five women) by virtue of their IFSC world rankings.
<small>In elimination rounds, the lower time is the winner.</small>
Mexico qualified one male athlete by winning the singles event in the 2021 Junior Pan American Games. Mexico also qualified a full team of six athletes (three men and three women) through the 2023 Pan American Squash Championships.
Mexico qualified five surfers (three men and two women).
<small>In stand up paddleboard rounds 1 and 2, the two highest scores moved on to the next round.</small>
Mexico qualified three athletes (one man and two women) by winning the respective events in the 2021 Junior Pan American Games.
Mexico qualified a full team of six athletes (three men and three women) through the 2023 Central American Championships.
Mexico qualified three athletes at Kyorugi events, by virtue of their titles in the 2021 Junior Pan American Games. Mexico qualified an additional 10 athletes (five men and five women) during the Pan American Games Qualification Tournament, eight in the Kyorugi events, and two in Poomsae.
<small>Cecilia Lee lost the semifinal due to a lower average execution score. The mixed pairs competition had all 10 teams in the final.</small>
Mexico originally qualified a team of four men and three women. However, the Mexican Tennis Federation did not send the paperwork on time, so only two men were able to compete through the ATP and ITF rankings.
Mexican triathlete AnahÃÂ ÃÂlvarez achieved an individual spot after winning the individual competition in the 2021 Junior Pan American Games. Mexico also qualified a team of four triathletes (two men and two women) after finishing second at the 2023 Pan American Mixed Relays Championship.
Mexico qualified a men's team (of 12 athletes) by winning the 2021 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup.
Mexico qualified a women's team (of 12 athletes) after being the best team from NORCECA at the 2021 Junior Pan American Games.
Mexico qualified a men's team (of 12 athletes) by finishing third at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games.
Mexico qualified a women's team (of 12 athletes) through the 2022 CCCAN Championships.
Mexico qualified two wakeboarders (one of each gender) during the 2022 Pan American Championship.<
Mexico also qualified four water skiers during the 2022 Pan American Water skiing Championship.
Mexico qualified nine weightlifters (four men and five women).
Mexico qualified 12 wrestlers (seven men and five women) through the 2022 Pan American Wrestling Championships and the 2023 Pan American Wrestling Championships.