1979 World Canoe Wildwater Championships
| Host City | Desbiens |
|---|---|
| Country |  CAN |
| Held | — |
| Competitors | 49 |
| Countries | 6 |
Events
| Event | Gender | Held | Status | Competitors | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildwater K1 | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Wildwater K1 team | Men | — | Medal | 9 | 3 |
| Wildwater C1 | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Wildwater C1 team | Men | — | Medal | 9 | 3 |
| Wildwater C2 | Men | — | Medal | 6 | 2 |
| Wildwater C2 team | Men | — | Medal | 18 | 3 |
| Wildwater K1 | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Wildwater K1 team | Women | — | Medal | 9 | 3 |
Medal table
| Pos | Country | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France |  FRA |
5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | Germany |  GER |
1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | United States |  USA |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Belgium |  BEL |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Great Britain |  GBR |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| = | Switzerland |  SUI |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Medal winners
| Event | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildwater K1, Men | Jean-Pierre Burny |
BEL
|
Robert Campbell |
GBR
|
Claude Bénézit |
FRA
|
| Wildwater K1 team, Men | Germany |
GER
|
France |
FRA
|
Great Britain |
GBR
|
| Wildwater C1, Men | Jean-Luc Verger |
FRA
|
Gilles Zok |
FRA
|
René Paul |
SUI
|
| Wildwater C1 team, Men | France |
FRA
|
United States |
USA
|
Germany |
GER
|
| Wildwater C2, Men | Michel Doux / Patrick Bunichon |
FRA
|
Peter Probst / Hardy Künzli |
SUI
|
Daniel Jacquet / Jean-Jacques Hayne |
FRA
|
| Wildwater C2 team, Men | France |
FRA
|
Germany |
GER
|
Switzerland |
SUI
|
| Wildwater K1, Women | Dominique Gardette |
FRA
|
Gisela Steigerwald |
GER
|
Renate Prijon |
GER
|
| Wildwater K1 team, Women | United States |
USA
|
Germany |
GER
|
Great Britain |
GBR
|