1979 European Wrestling Championships
| Host City | București |
|---|---|
| Country |  ROU |
| Held | 16 – 21 April 1979 |
| Competitors | 60 |
| Countries | 11 |
Events
| Event | Gender | Held | Status | Competitors | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greco-Roman -48 kg | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Greco-Roman -52 kg | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Greco-Roman -57 kg | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Greco-Roman -62 kg | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Greco-Roman -68 kg | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Greco-Roman -74 kg | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Greco-Roman -82 kg | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Greco-Roman -90 kg | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Greco-Roman -100 kg | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Greco-Roman -+100 kg | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Freestyle -48 kg | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Freestyle -52 kg | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Freestyle -57 kg | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Freestyle -62 kg | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Freestyle -68 kg | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Freestyle -74 kg | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Freestyle -82 kg | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Freestyle -90 kg | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Freestyle -100 kg | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Freestyle -+100 kg | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
Medal table
| Pos | Country | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union |  URS |
11 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
| 2 | Romania | ROU |
3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | Bulgaria |  BUL |
2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | Hungary |  HUN |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | East Germany |  GDR |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Greece |  GRE |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | Sweden |  SWE |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Poland |  POL |
0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 9 | Germany |  GER |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Czechoslovakia |  TCH |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| = | Turkey |  TUR |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |