1979 World Figure Skating Championships Pairs Pairs

| Rank_ | Name_ | Nation | Points | Places |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tai Babilonia / Randy Gardner | United States | 144.54 | 12 |
| 2 | Marina Cherkasova / Sergei Shakhrai | Soviet Union | 142.22 | 16 |
| 3 | Sabine Baeß / Tassilo Thierbach | East Germany | 137.74 | 32 |
| 4 | Irina Vorobieva / Igor Lisovski | Soviet Union | 138.72 | 33 |
| 5 | Marina Pestova / Stanislav Leonovich | Soviet Union | 133.98 | 46 |
| 6 | Vicki Heasley / Robert Wagenhoffer | United States | 132.50 | 54 |
| 7 | Cornelia Haufe / Kersten Bellmann | East Germany | 128.98 | 70 |
| 8 | Christina Riegel / Andreas Nischwitz | West Germany | 128.56 | 75 |
| 9 | Sheryl Franks / Michael Botticelli | United States | 127.64 | 77 |
| 10 | Kerstin Stolfig / Veit Kempe | East Germany | 125.92 | 84 |