1979 World Table Tennis Championships
| Host City | Pyongyang |
|---|---|
| Country |  PRK |
| Held | 25 April – 6 May 1979 |
| Competitors | 37 |
| Countries | 6 |
Events
| Event | Gender | Held | Status | Competitors | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singles | Men | — | Medal | 4 | 2 |
| Doubles | Men | — | Medal | 8 | 3 |
| Team | Men | — | Medal | 15 | 3 |
| Singles | Women | — | Medal | 4 | 2 |
| Doubles | Women | — | Medal | 8 | 3 |
| Team | Women | — | Medal | 12 | 3 |
| Doubles | Mixed | — | Medal | 8 | 2 |
Medal table
| Pos | Country | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China |  CHN |
4 | 4 | 7 | 15 |
| 2 | Hungary |  HUN |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Japan |  JPN |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Yugoslavia |  YUG |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | North Korea | PRK |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | France |  FRA |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medal winners
| Event | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singles, Men | Seiji Ono |
JPN
|
Guo Yuehua |
CHN
|
Li Zhenshi Liang Geliang |
CHN CHN
|
| Doubles, Men | Antun Stipančić / Dragutin Šurbek |
YUG
|
István Jónyer / Tibor Klampár |
HUN
|
Guo Yuehua / Liang Geliang Li Zhenshi / Wang Huiyuan |
CHN CHN
|
| Team, Men | Hungary |
HUN
|
China |
CHN
|
Japan |
JPN
|
| Doubles, Mixed | Liang Geliang / Ge Xinai |
CHN
|
Li Zhenshi / Yan Guili |
CHN
|
Jacques Secrétin / Claude Bergeret Wang Huiyuan / Zhang Deying |
FRA CHN
|
| Singles, Women | Ge Xinai |
CHN
|
Ri Song-Suk |
PRK
|
Tong Ling Zhang Deying |
CHN CHN
|
| Doubles, Women | Zhang Deying / Zhang Li |
CHN
|
Ge Xinai / Yan Guili |
CHN
|
Ri Song-Suk / Ro Jong-Suk Eržebet Palatinuš / Gordana Perkučin |
PRK YUG
|
| Team, Women | China |
CHN
|
North Korea |
PRK
|
Japan |
JPN
|