29.CISM Championships
Caracas, Venezuela
July 18-27, 1979
Finals
| 48kg | Michael Caruthers | USA | Abdel Majid Bengadi | ALG | PTS |
| 51kg | Kim Ji-Won | KOR | Boualem Ouadahi | ALG | PTS |
| 54kg | Lawrence Howie | USA | Lee Jae-Hyun | KOR | PTS |
| 57kg | Julio Salazar | VEN | Kim Wan-Soo | KOR | PTS |
| 60kg | Frederic Geoffroy | FRA | Chris Calvin | USA | PTS |
| 63,5kg | Mohamed Chelbi | ALG | Najid Harid | FRA | PTS |
| 67kg | Mohamed Tayeb | ALG | Ricky Barnor | GHA | RSC 2 |
| 71kg | Lester Tolliver | USA | Hasan Ibrahim Zadeh | IRN | PTS |
| 75kg | Ali Natjad Hossin | IRN | Phil Hannibal | USA | PTS |
| 81kg | Elmer Martin | USA | Kpengregt | NGA | PTS |
| +81kg | Woody Clark | USA | Gabriel Daramola | NGA | RSC 2 |
Bronze Medal Winners
| 48kg | A.Parada | VEN |
| 48kg | Husein Osumana | GHA |
| 51kg | Tyrone Stewart | USA |
| 51kg | Lugo | VEN |
| 54kg | Neh | FRG |
| 54kg | F.Sadi | IRN |
| 57kg | Shor Konghwanmoung | THA |
| 57kg | Alfonso Velazquez | USA |
| 60kg | T.Varadorn | THA |
| 60kg | Onedifah | NGA |
| 63,5kg | Anun | THA |
| 63,5kg | James Mitchell | USA |
| 67kg | Uwe Groetz | FRG |
| 67kg | Medthaisong | THA |
| 71kg | Willme Rivero | VEN |
| 71kg | M.Mohamed | GHA |
| 75kg | Pacheco | VEN |
| 75kg | Lash | GHA |
| 81kg | Charles Dumont | FRA |
| 81kg | Chourio | VEN |
| +81kg | Rainer Hartmann | FRG |
| +81kg | Maoui | ALG |
sources: "CISM Sport International Yearbook 1979" (pages 64-65) & "Boks" nr 9/1979 (page 7)