Competitors for 1979 World Cyclo-Cross Championships
| Athlete | Country | Sports | Date of birth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Alban |  FRA |
CYC | 9 February 1952 |
| Josy Allegrini |  LUX |
CYC | |
| John Atkins |  GBR |
CYC | 7 April 1942 |
| Giancarlo Benato |  ITA |
CYC | 29 June 1955 |
| Gilles Blaser |  SUI |
CYC | 16 December 1952 |
| Peter Brookes | GBR |
CYC | |
| Wil Brouwers |  NED |
CYC | 16 January 1949 |
| Bruno Bulić |  CRO YUG |
CYC | 6 March 1958 |
| Jean Chassang | FRA |
CYC | 8 February 1951 |
| Mieczysław Cielecki |  POL |
CYC | |
| Paul De Brauwer |  BEL |
CYC | 7 June 1956 |
| Eric De Vlaeminck | BEL |
CYC | 23 March 1945 |
| Roger De Vlaeminck | BEL |
CYC | 24 August 1947 |
| Norbert Dedeckere | BEL |
CYC | 23 November 1948 |
| Hilaire Desclos | FRA |
CYC | 13 October 1944 |
| Vito Di Tano | ITA |
CYC | 23 September 1954 |
| Benito Durán |  ESP |
CYC | |
| Martin Eadon | GBR |
CYC | 12 August 1959 |
| Federico Echave | ESP |
CYC | 20 July 1960 |
| Giuseppe Fatato | ITA |
CYC | 18 September 1954 |
| Miloš Fišera |  TCH |
CYC | 17 February 1950 |
| Giovanni Flaiban | ITA |
CYC | 18 March 1949 |
| Peter Frischknecht | SUI |
CYC | 12 March 1946 |
| Ricardo Galdos | ESP |
CYC | |
| André Geirland | BEL |
CYC | 16 May 1945 |
| Alex Gérardin | FRA |
CYC | 8 July 1947 |
| Juan Gorostidi | ESP |
CYC | 2 September 1945 |
| Rein Groenendaal | NED |
CYC | 24 April 1951 |
| Peter Hägi | SUI |
CYC | |
| Keith Hanson | GBR |
CYC | 31 July 1952 |
| René Hauselmann | SUI |
CYC | |
| Grzegorz Jaroszewski | POL |
CYC | 12 February 1955 |
| Jiří Kvapil | TCH |
CYC | 19 March 1950 |
| Roland Liboton | BEL |
CYC | 6 March 1957 |
| Erwin Lienhard | SUI |
CYC | 16 January 1957 |
| Horst Maier |  GER |
CYC | 22 February 1942 |
| Andrzej Mąkowski | POL |
CYC | 3 June 1957 |
| Laurence Malone |  USA |
CYC | |
| Ramón Medina | ESP |
CYC | 29 March 1950 |
| Josef Meisen | GER |
CYC | 3 February 1954 |
| Keith Mernickle | GBR |
CYC | 13 January 1944 |
| Ivan Messelis | BEL |
CYC | 28 March 1958 |
| Claude Michely | LUX |
CYC | 8 October 1959 |
| Ueli Müller | SUI |
CYC | 3 April 1952 |
| Rainer Paus | GER |
CYC | |
| Daniel Perret | FRA |
CYC | 13 June 1955 |
| Jean-Yves Plaisance | FRA |
CYC | 26 December 1946 |
| Roberto Puttini | ITA |
CYC | 10 July 1946 |
| Joseph Ryan | USA |
CYC | |
| Fritz Saladin | SUI |
CYC | 17 November 1950 |
| Antonio Saronni | ITA |
CYC | 13 April 1956 |
| Herman Snoeijink | NED |
CYC | 6 August 1951 |
| Hendrikus Stamsnijder | NED |
CYC | 21 July 1954 |
| Richard Steiner | SUI |
CYC | 12 November 1943 |
| Tadeusz Steinke | POL |
CYC | 26 March 1952 |
| Eric Stone | GBR |
CYC | 22 February 1946 |
| Ladislav Šulc | TCH |
CYC | 5 April 1960 |
| Jan Teugels | BEL |
CYC | 12 October 1948 |
| Franco Vagneur | ITA |
CYC | 14 February 1944 |
| Pavel Velek | TCH |
CYC | |
| Robert Vermeire | BEL |
CYC | 2 November 1944 |
| Pierre-Raymond Villemiane | FRA |
CYC | 12 March 1951 |
| Heinz Weis | GER |
CYC | |
| Cees van der Wereld | NED |
CYC | 12 December 1955 |
| André Wilhelm | FRA |
CYC | 7 February 1943 |
| Chris Wreghitt | GBR |
CYC | 11 November 1958 |
| José María Yurrebaso | ESP |
CYC | 11 October 1955 |
| Lucien Zeimes | LUX |
CYC | 30 October 1948 |
| Albert Zweifel | SUI |
CYC/TRI | 7 June 1949 |