1979 World Airgun Championships
| Host City | Seoul |
|---|---|
| Country |  KOR |
| Held | 16 – 23 August 1979 |
| Competitors | 47 |
| Countries | 8 |
Airgun
Events
| Event | Gender | Held | Status | Competitors | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air rifle 10 m | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Air rifle team 10 m | Men | — | Medal | 12 | 3 |
| Air pistol 10 m | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Air pistol team 10 m | Men | — | Medal | 12 | 3 |
| Air rifle 10 m | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Air rifle team 10 m | Women | — | Medal | 9 | 3 |
| Air pistol 10 m | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Air pistol team 10 m | Women | — | Medal | 9 | 3 |
Medal table
| Pos | Country | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |  USA |
4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | Sweden |  SWE |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Switzerland |  SUI |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Great Britain |  GBR |
1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | Germany |  GER |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | South Korea | KOR |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Australia |  AUS |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| = | Canada |  CAN |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Medal winners
| Event | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air rifle 10 m, Men | Walter Hillenbrand |
GER
|
Hans Bräm |
SUI
|
Barry Dagger |
GBR
|
| Air rifle team 10 m, Men | Switzerland |
SUI
|
United States |
USA
|
Great Britain |
GBR
|
| Air pistol 10 m, Men | Geoffrey Robinson |
GBR
|
Tom Guinn |
CAN
|
Ragnar Skanåker |
SWE
|
| Air pistol team 10 m, Men | Sweden |
SWE
|
United States |
USA
|
South Korea |
KOR
|
| Air rifle 10 m, Women | Karen Monez |
USA
|
Wanda Oliver |
USA
|
Chung Kyung-Ok |
KOR
|
| Air rifle team 10 m, Women | United States |
USA
|
South Korea |
KOR
|
Great Britain |
GBR
|
| Air pistol 10 m, Women | Ruby Fox |
USA
|
Patricia Dench |
AUS
|
Sally Carroll |
USA
|
| Air pistol team 10 m, Women | United States |
USA
|
Sweden |
SWE
|
Great Britain |
GBR
|