1979 World Shooting Championships
| Host City | Montecatini |
|---|---|
| Country |  ITA |
| Held | 2 – 14 October 1979 |
| Competitors | 46 |
| Countries | 7 |
Shotgun
Events
| Event | Gender | Held | Status | Competitors | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trap | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Trap team | Men | — | Medal | 12 | 3 |
| Skeet | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Skeet team | Men | — | Medal | 12 | 3 |
| Trap | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Trap team | Women | — | Medal | 9 | 3 |
| Skeet | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Skeet team | Women | — | Medal | 9 | 3 |
Medal table
| Pos | Country | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union |  URS |
2 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Italy | ITA |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | United States |  USA |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | France |  FRA |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Canada |  CAN |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | Denmark |  DEN |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Sweden |  SWE |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Medal winners
| Event | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trap, Men | Michel Carrega |
FRA
|
Aleksandr Asanov |
URS
|
Angelo Alberto Giani |
ITA
|
| Trap team, Men | Italy |
ITA
|
Soviet Union |
URS
|
France |
FRA
|
| Skeet, Men | Ole Justesen |
DEN
|
Lars-Göran Carlsson |
SWE
|
Tamaz Imnaishvili |
URS
|
| Skeet team, Men | United States |
USA
|
Soviet Union |
URS
|
Italy |
ITA
|
| Trap, Women | Sue Nattrass |
CAN
|
Yuliya Klekova |
URS
|
Larisa Tushkina |
URS
|
| Trap team, Women | Soviet Union |
URS
|
Italy |
ITA
|
United States |
USA
|
| Skeet, Women | Bianca Rosa Hansberg |
ITA
|
Larisa Gurvich |
URS
|
Svetlana Yakimova |
URS
|
| Skeet team, Women | Soviet Union |
URS
|
United States |
USA
|
France |
FRA
|