| 1979 World Rowing Championships | |
|---|---|
 Yugoslav stamp dedicated to the 1979 World Rowing Championships | |
| Venue | Lake Bled |
| Location | Bled, Slovenia, Yugoslavia |
| Dates | 30 August – 9 September |
The 1979 World Rowing Championships were World Rowing Championships that were held from 30 August – 9 September 1979 at Bled in Slovenia, Yugoslavia.[1][2][3]
This table does not include the lightweight results.
| Place | Nation | 
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Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  East Germany
|
9 | 3 | 2 | 14 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union
|
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 |  Romania
|
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 |  Finland
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  Norway
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |  Czechoslovakia
|
0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 |  West Germany
|
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 |  Bulgaria
|
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 |  New Zealand
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 |  United States
|
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 |  France
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 |  Great Britain
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 |  Netherlands
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 |  Poland
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 |  Switzerland
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 | |
Nine men's teams (three lightweight) and four women's teams from Great Britain competed at the championships.[9][10]
| Event | Notes | |
| M1x | Hugh Matheson | 5th in A final |
|---|---|---|
| M2- | Charles Wiggin & Malcolm Carmichael | 4th in A final |
| M2+ | N/A | no entry |
| M2x | Chris Baillieu & Jim Clark | 4th in A final |
| M4- | Martin Cross, David Townsend, Ian McNuff, John Beattie | Bronze medal |
| M4+ | James Svenson-Taylor, Peter Hope, Simon Leifer, Paul Reynolds | 1st in B final (7th overall) |
| M4x | N/A | no entry |
| M8+ | Lenny Robertson, Eric Sims, Mark Bathurst, Neil Christie, James MacLeod Gordon Rankine, Colin Seymour, John Roberts, Alan Inns (cox) |
6th in A final |
| LM1x | N/A | no entry |
| LM2x | Mark Cushway & Peter Boosey | 2nd in B final |
| LM4- | Ian Wilson, Stuart Wilson, Colin Barratt, Nicholas Howe | Gold medal |
| LM8+ | Stephen Simpole, Nigel Read, Christopher Drury, Colin Cusack, John Melvin Peter Zeun, Duncan Innes, Richard Stuart, Paul Jenkinson (cox) |
5th in A final |
| W1x | Beryl Mitchell | 13th place |
| W2- | N/A | no entry |
| W2x | Pauline Hart & Astrid Ayling | 1st in B final |
| W4+ | Yvonne Earl, Bernadette Casey, Lin Clark, Gillian Webb, Nicky Mason (cox) | 4th in B final |
| W4x+ | N/A | no entry |
| W8+ | Jean Genchi, Nicola Boyes, Stephanie Price, Liz Paton, Sue Handscomb Rosemary Clugston, Clara Bayles, Beverly Jones, Nicky Zarach (cox) |
3rd in B final |
