| 1979 World Taekwondo Championships | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Glaspalast Sindelfingen |
| Location |  Stuttgart, West Germany |
| Dates | 26–28 October 1979 |
| Champions | |
| Men |  South Korea |
The 1979 World Taekwondo Championships are the 4th edition of the World Taekwondo Championships, and were held in Sindelfingen, Stuttgart, West Germany from October 26 to October 28, 1979. A total of 453 athletes and officials from 38 nations took part in the championships.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finweight (−48 kg) |
Lee Seung-kyung South Korea
|
Jaime de Pablos Mexico
|
Dae Sung Lee United States
|
Emilio Azofra Spain
| |||
| Flyweight (−52 kg) |
Yang Ki-mo South Korea
|
Jesús Benito Spain
|
Ramiro Guzmán Mexico
|
Bachir Ouazzani Morocco
| |||
| Bantamweight (−56 kg) |
Kim Yong-ki South Korea
|
Pablo Arizmendi Mexico
|
Chung Sik Choi United States
|
| Dragan Veljović West Germany
| |||
| Featherweight (−60 kg) |
Yim Dai-taik South Korea
|
Reynaldo Salazar Mexico
|
Bernd Bartsch West Germany
|
Martin Hall Australia
| |||
| Lightweight (−64 kg) |
Park Oh-sung South Korea
|
Greg Fears United States
|
Henk Horsten Netherlands
|
| Hubert Leuchter West Germany
| |||
| Welterweight (−68 kg) |
Óscar Mendiola Mexico
|
Lindsay Lawrence Great Britain
|
Helmut Gärtner West Germany
|
| Kim Moo-chun South Korea
| |||
| Light middleweight (−73 kg) |
Rainer Müller West Germany
|
Guillermo Aragonés Mexico
|
Park Chung-ho South Korea
|
| Hans Brugmans Netherlands
| |||
| Middleweight (−78 kg) |
Kim Sang-chun South Korea
|
Richard Schulz West Germany
|
Byl Be Yao Ivory Coast
|
| John Holloway United States
| |||
| Light heavyweight (−84 kg) |
Jung Chan South Korea
|
Eugen Nefedow West Germany
|
Scott Rohr United States
|
| Abdoulaye Cissé Ivory Coast
| |||
| Heavyweight (+84 kg) |
Sjef Vos Netherlands
|
Thomas Seabourne United States
|
Keith Whittemore Australia
|
| Carlos Obregón Mexico
|
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | Mexico | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | West Germany | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | United States | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | Spain | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Ivory Coast | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 10 | Morocco | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | 10 | 10 | 20 | 40 | |