The 1979 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (''1979 WJHC'') was the third edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship and was held from 27 December 1978 until 3 January 1979. The tournament was held in

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and

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won its third consecutive gold medal, while

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won the silver, and

the bronze.

Pool A

The 1979 tournament divided participants into two divisions of four teams, each playing three games. The top two teams in each division advanced to the championship round, while the bottom two were placed in the consolation round. Each division played another round robin. The top three teams in the championship round won the gold, silver and bronze medals. In the consolation round, the results between teams that faced each other in the preliminary round carried over.

Final standings

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Preliminary round

Gold group

Blue group

Consolation round

''Results from any games played during the preliminary round were carried forward to the consolation round.''

Championship round

Scoring leaders

Tournament awards

Pool B

A second tier of the World Junior Championship was contested in

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References

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1977–81 World Junior Hockey Championships
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International ice hockey competitions hosted by Sweden

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