| Tourney Name: | Men's Junior World Handball Championship |
| Year: | 1979 |
| Country: | Denmark |
| Country2: | Sweden |
| Dates: | 23 October – 2 November |
| Num Teams: | 24 |
| Confederations: | 3 |
| Count: | 2 |
| Matches: | 88 |
| Goals: | 3766 |
| Previous: | 1977 Men's Junior World Handball Championship |
| Next: | 1981 Men's Junior World Handball Championship |
The 1979 Men's Junior World Handball Championship was the second edition of the IHF Men's Junior World Championship, held in Denmark and Sweden from 23 October to 2 November 1979.
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All points and goals against the team from the same preliminary round were carried over.
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