1979 World Figure Skating Championships

The 1979 World Figure Skating Championships were held in Vienna, Austria from March 13 to 18. At the event, sanctioned by the International Skating Union, medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance.

1979 World Figure Skating Championships
Type:ISU Championship
Date:March 13 – 18
Season:1978–79
Location:Vienna, Austria
Champions
Men's singles:
Vladimir Kovalev
Ladies' singles:
Linda Fratianne
Pair skating:
Tai Babilonia / Randy Gardner
Ice dance:
Natalia Linichuk / Gennadi Karponosov
Previous:
1978 World Championships
Next:
1980 World Championships

The ISU Representative was John R. Shoemaker and the ISU Technical Delegate was Josef Dědič.

Medal tables

Medalists

Discipline Gold Silver Bronze
Men's singles Vladimir Kovalev Robin Cousins Jan Hoffmann
Ladies' singles Linda Fratianne Anett Pötzsch Emi Watanabe
Pair skating Tai Babilonia / Randy Gardner Marina Cherkasova / Sergei Shakhrai Sabine Baeß / Tassilo Thierbach
Ice dance Natalia Linichuk / Gennadi Karponosov Krisztina Regőczy / András Sallay Irina Moiseyeva / Andrei Minenkov

Medals by country

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Soviet Union (URS)2114
2 United States (USA)2002
3 East Germany (GDR)0123
4 Great Britain (GBR)0101
 Hungary (HUN)0101
6 Japan (JPN)0011
Totals (6 nations)44412

Results

Men

Rank Name Nation CP SP FS SP+FS Points Places
1 Vladimir Kovalev Soviet Union2142185.8017
2 Robin Cousins United Kingdom5311185.1822
3 Jan Hoffmann East Germany1534185.1023
4 Charles Tickner United States4423184.2828
5 Scott Cramer United States8266178.0452
6 Fumio Igarashi Japan10855177.0657
7 Jean-Christophe Simond France61277175.5867
8 David Santee United States3131010174.5871
9 Mitsuru Matsumura Japan111088172.7483
10 Igor Bobrin Soviet Union7111212172.0487
11 Konstantin Kokora Soviet Union1261311169.60104
12 Hermann Schulz East Germany1391113169.38106
13 Brian Pockar Canada1471414168.50109
14 Mario Liebers East Germany9141515166.54120
15 Vern Taylor Canada201599163.62133
16 Norbert Schramm West Germany15161917156.44147
17 Thomas Öberg Sweden18171616153.10157
18 Helmut Kristofics-Binder Austria16201819151.78162
19 Jozef Sabovčík Czechoslovakia17182020148.16175
20 Christopher Howarth United Kingdom21191718148.62175
21 William Schober Australia19222121146.40182
22 Matjaž Krušec Yugoslavia22212222138.86198

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Ladies

*: better placed due to the majority of the better placings

Rank Name Nation CP SP FS SP+FS Points Places
1 Linda Fratianne United States3111186.9211
2 Anett Pötzsch East Germany1533184.3618
3 Emi Watanabe Japan4244180.5231
4 Dagmar Lurz West Germany2486179.9633
5 Denise Biellmann  Switzerland111022177.2849
6 Lisa-Marie Allen United States8755176.6854
7 Claudia Kristofics-Binder Austria5697175.4463
8 Susanna Driano Italy63149173.4670
9 Carola Weißenberg East Germany921711170.5488
10 Kristiina Wegelius Finland781815169.2698
11 Carrie Rugh United States12111110169.3497
12 Sanda Dubravčić Yugoslavia21968166.96115
13 Natalia Strelkova Soviet Union14201516164.94134
14 Deborah Cottrill United Kingdom10162020164.80136
15 Karin Riediger West Germany15121617164.50142
16 Renata Baierová Czechoslovakia18151313164.00144
17 Petra Ernert West Germany19191214163.24149*
18 Kira Ivanova Soviet Union20131012164.02147
19 Janet Morrissey Canada17171718162.04162
20 Reiko Kobayashi Japan13182121161.30170*
21 Jeanne Chapman Norway16141919161.80166
22 Anita Siegfried  Switzerland22282426150.34207
23 Astrid Jansen in de Wal Netherlands23242625149.18216
24 Franca Bianconi Italy26232222149.04218
25 Bodil Olsson Sweden30262323147.02225
26 Corinne Wyrsch  Switzerland24222827146.76233
27 Kim Myo-sil North Korea27252524145.48237
28 Belinda Coulthard Australia25272728145.92238
29 Katie Symmonds New Zealand23292929134.58261
30 Shin Hea-sook South Korea29303130120.44270
31 Gloria Mas Spain31313031112.28279

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Pairs

Rank Name Nation SP FS Points Places
1 Tai Babilonia / Randy Gardner United States11144.5412
2 Marina Cherkasova / Sergei Shakhrai Soviet Union22142.2216
3 Sabine Baeß / Tassilo Thierbach East Germany43137.7432
4 Irina Vorobieva / Igor Lisovski Soviet Union34138.7233
5 Marina Pestova / Stanislav Leonovich Soviet Union55133.9846
6 Vicki Heasley / Robert Wagenhoffer United States66132.5054
7 Cornelia Haufe / Kersten Bellmann East Germany710128.9870
8 Christina Riegel / Andreas Nischwitz West Germany98128.5675
9 Sheryl Franks / Michael Botticelli United States89127.6477
10 Kerstin Stolfig / Veit Kempe East Germany117125.9284
11 Barbara Underhill / Paul Martini Canada1011123.9294
12 Gabriele Beck / Jochen Stahl West Germany1412117.62114
13 Elizabeth Cain / Peter Cain Australia1213115.32117
14 Kyoko Hagiwara / Hisao Ozaki Japan1314114.02120

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Ice dance

* better placed due to the majority of the better placings

Rank Name Nation CD FD Points Places
1 Natalia Linichuk / Gennadi Karponosov Soviet Union11207.869
2 Krisztina Regőczy / András Sallay Hungary22204.1022
3 Irina Moiseeva / Andrei Minenkov Soviet Union33203.7423
4 Liliana Řeháková / Stanislav Drastich Czechoslovakia44196.9436
5 Janet Thompson / Warren Maxwell United Kingdom55194.0051
6 Lorna Wighton / John Dowding Canada66192.7052
7 Susi Handschmann / Peter Handschmann Austria77188.7265
8 Jayne Torvill / Christopher Dean United Kingdom88187.8471
9 Stacey Smith / John Summers United States910185.7081
10 Natalia Bestemianova / Andrei Bukin Soviet Union119184.0687
11 Carol Fox / Richard Dalley United States1011180.3098
12 Henriette Fröschl / Christian Steiner West Germany1212175.50108
13 Karen Barber / Nicky Slater United Kingdom1313169.74121
14 Anna Pisánská / Jiří Musil Czechoslovakia1414168.70124
15 Patricia Fletcher / Michael de la Penotiere Canada1515165.24134
16 Martine Olivier / Yves Tarayre France1616161.44145
17 Jindra Holá / Karol Foltán Czechoslovakia1817157.64157
18 Gabriella Remport / Sándor Nagy Hungary1718158.26157
19 Yumiko Kage / Tadayuki Takahashi Japan1919153.30175*
20 Claudia Koch / Peter Schübl Austria2020151.94174

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Sources

  • Result list provided by the ISU
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