1979 World Figure Skating Championships
The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion.
The 1979 championships took place between 13 and 18 March 1979 in Vienna, Austria. The ISU Representative was John R. Shoemaker and the ISU Technical Delegate Josef Dedic.
Read more about 1979 World Figure Skating Championships: Medalists, Medals Table
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