1979 World Figure Skating Championships Men Men

| Rank_ | Name_ | Nation | SP_FS | Points | Places |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vladimir Kovalev | Soviet Union | 2 | 185.00 | 17 |
| 2 | Robin Cousins | United Kingdom | 1 | 185.18 | 22 |
| 3 | Jan Hoffmann | East Germany | 4 | 185.10 | 23 |
| 4 | Charles Tickner | United States | 3 | 184.28 | 28 |
| 5 | Scott Cramer | United States | 6 | 178.04 | 52 |
| 6 | Fumio Igarashi | Japan | 5 | 177.06 | 57 |
| 7 | Jean-Christophe Simond | France | 7 | 175.58 | 67 |
| 8 | David Santee | United States | 10 | 174.58 | 71 |
| 9 | Mitsuru Matsumura | Japan | 8 | 172.74 | 83 |
| 10 | Igor Bobrin | Soviet Union | 12 | 172.04 | 87 |
| 11 | Konstantin Kokora | Soviet Union | 11 | 169.60 | 104 |
| 12 | Hermann Schulz | East Germany | 13 | 169.38 | 106 |
| 13 | Brian Pockar | Canada | 14 | 168.50 | 109 |