| 1979 NHK Trophy | |
| Startdate: | October 26 |
| Enddate: | 28 |
| Skatingseason: | 1979–80 |
| Location: | Tokyo |
| Venue: | Yoyogi National Stadium |
| Championmen: |  Robin Cousins |
| Championladies: |  Emi Watanabe |
| Championpairs: | Irina Vorobieva / Igor Lisovski |
| Championdance: | Irina Moiseeva / Andrei Minenkov |
| Previouscomp: | – |
| Nextcomp: | 1980 NHK Trophy |
The 1979 NHK Trophy was held at the Yoyogi National Stadium in Tokyo on October 26–28. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.
| Rank | Name | Nation | SP | FS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 2 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 3 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 4 | 6 | 3 | |||
| 5 | 4 | 7 | |||
| 6 | 8 | 5 | |||
| 7 | 9 | 6 | |||
| 8 | 7 | 8 | |||
| 9 | 5 | 9 | |||
| 10 | 11 | 10 | |||
| 11 | 10 | 11 |
| Rank | Name | Nation | SP | FS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 2 | 3 | 2 | |||
| 3 | 4 | 3 | |||
| 4 | 2 | 5 | |||
| 5 | 7 | 4 | |||
| 6 | 6 | 6 | |||
| 7 | 5 | 7 | |||
| 8 | 10 | 8 | |||
| 9 | 11 | 10 | |||
| 10 | 12 | 9 | |||
| 11 | 9 | 11 | |||
| 12 | 8 | 13 | |||
| 13 | 13 | 12 | |||
| 14 | 14 | 14 | |||
| 15 | 15 | 15 | |||
| 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Rank | Name | Nation | SP | FS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 2 | 3 | 2 | |||
| 3 | 4 | 3 | |||
| 4 | 2 | 5 | |||
| 5 | 5 | 4 | |||
| 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Rank | Name | Nation | OSP | FD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 2 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 3 | 4 | 3 | |||
| 4 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 5 | 5 | |||
| 6 | 6 | 6 | |||
| 7 | 7 | 7 |