The 1979 Individual Long Track World Championship was the ninth edition of the

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Individual Long Track World Championship This is the complete list of Individual Long Track World Championship medalists from 1971. Also included are the medalists from 1957 to 1970 when the championship was known as the European Individual Long Track Championship. Medalists European L ...

. The event was held on 9 September 1979 in

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in the

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, which was

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at the time. The world title was won by

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of West Germany.

Final Classification

* E = eliminated (no further ride) * ef = engine failure

References

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