1979 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

1979 IIHF World U20 Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Sweden
Dates	27 December 1978 – 3 January 1979
Teams	8
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Soviet Union (3rd title)
Runner-up	Czechoslovakia
Third place	Sweden
Fourth place	Finland
Tournament statistics
Matches played	22
Goals scored	171 (7.77 per match)
Scoring leader(s)	Vladimir Krutov (14 points)
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The 1979 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (1979 WJHC) was the third edition of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and was held from 27 December 1978 until 3 January 1979. The tournament was held in Karlstad and Karlskoga, Sweden. The Soviet Union won its third consecutive gold medal, while Czechoslovakia won the silver, and Sweden the bronze.

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.

This is the aggregate standings, ordered according to final placing. The four teams in the championship round were ranked one through four, while the four teams in the consolation round were ranked five through eight regardless of overall record.

 Norway was relegated to Pool B for the 1980 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

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

A second tier of the World Junior Championship was contested in Caen, France, from 5 to 9 March 1979. Two groups of four played round robins, followed by placement games where 1st played 1st, etc.. This is the first year a B pool was contested for the under 20's.

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