Biathlon World Championships 1979
The 17th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1979 in Ruhpolding, in the then West Germany.
Men's results
20 km individual
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
| Klaus Siebert | - | - | ||
| Alexander Tikhonov | - | - | ||
| Sigleif Johansen | - | - |
10 km sprint
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
| Frank Ullrich | - | - | ||
| Odd Lirhus | - | - | ||
| Luigi Weiss | - | - |
4 × 7.5 km relay
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
| East Germany Manfred Beer Klaus Siebert Frank Ullrich Eberhard Rösch | ||||
| Finland Simo Halonen Heikki Ikola Erkki Antila Raimo Seppänen | ||||
| Soviet Union Vladimir Alikin Vladimir Barnashov Nikolay Kruglov Alexander Tikhonov |