| Event: | 1979 World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Men |
| Venue: | Bislett Stadium, Oslo, Norway |
| Dates: | 11–12 February |
| Goldm: | Eric Heiden |
| Goldmnation: | USA |
| Silverm: | Jan Egil Storholt |
| Silvermnation: | NOR |
| Bronzem: | Kay Arne Stenshjemmet |
| Bronzemnation: | NOR |
| Competitors: | 33 skaters |
| Nations: | 15 |
| Prev: | 1978 Men ← 1978 Women |
| Next: | Men 1980 → Women 1980 |
The World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Men took place on 11 and 12 February in Oslo at the Bislett Stadium ice rink.
It was for the third time that Eric Heiden became the world champion and he equaled the performances of the Norwegians Oscar Mathisen and Hjalmar Andersen and the Netherlander Ard Schenk.
| Rank | Skater | Country | Points Samalog | 500m | 5000m | 1500m | 10,000m | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Heiden | 162.973 WR | 38.22 | 6:59.15 | 1:56.05 | 14:43.11 | |||
| Jan Egil Storholt | 167.805 | 39.03 (2) | 7:13.18 (7) | 2:00.68 (5) | 15:04.62 (5) | |||
| Kay Arne Stenshjemmet | 167.903 | 39.24 (4) | 7:12.73 (6) | 1:59.60 (2) | 15:10.48 (8) | |||
| 4 | Mike Woods | 168.497 | 39.83 (13) | 7:10.93 (2) | 2:01.87 (11) | 14:59.03 (4) | ||
| 5 | Viktor Lyoskin | 168.660 | 40.12 (15) | 7:12.10 (4) | 2:01.18 (7) | 14:58.74 (2) | ||
| 6 | Masahiko Yamamoto | 168.870 | 39.64 (8) | 7:16.91 (12) | 2:01.78 (10) | 14:58.93 (3) | ||
| 7 | Masayuki Kawahara | 169.036 | 39.70 (11) | 7:16.10 (11) | 2:00.67 (4) | 15:10.06 (7) | ||
| 8 | Amund Martin Sjøbrend | 169.223 | 40.07 (14) | 7:11.22 (3) | 2:00.92 (6) | 15:14.51 (11) | ||
| 9 | Tomas Gustafson | 169.533 | 39.60 (6) | 7:14.40 (8) | 2:01.61 (9) | 15:19.14 (13) | ||
| 10 | Vladimir Lobanov | 170.340 | 39.64 (8) | 7:18.61 (15) | 2:00.12 (3) | 15:35.98 (16) | ||
| 11 | Yep Kramer | 170.360 | 40.24 (16) | 7:15.28 (10) | 2:02.05 (14) | 15:18.19 (12) | ||
| 12 | Henning Kaarud | 170.695 | 40.47 (18) | 7:17.79 (13) | 2:02.94 (16) | 15:09.33 (6) | ||
| 13 | Piet Kleine | 170.772 | 40.93 (21) | 7:15.23 (9) | 2:01.94 (13) | 15:13.46 (10) | ||
| 14 | Colin Coates | 171.456 | 41.03 (23) | 7:18.95 (16) | 2:03.00 (17) | 15:10.63 (9) | ||
| 15 | Klaas Vriend | 172.082 | 40.63 (20) | 7:18.05 (14) | 2:03.04 (18) | 15:32.68 (15) | ||
| 16 | Hilbert van der Duim | 174.122 | 39.69 (10) | 7:12.25 (5) | 2:15.69* (32) | 15:19.55 (14) | ||
| NC17 | Sergey Marchuk | 124.023 | 39.61 (7) | 7:20.03 (19) | 2:01.23 (8) | – | ||
| NC18 | Craig Kressler | 124.338 | 39.41 (5) | 7:22.92 (20) | 2:01.91 (12) | – | ||
| NC19 | Lee Yeong-ha | 125.626 | 39.12 (3) | 7:32.70 (26) | 2:03.71 (19) | – | ||
| NC20 | Andreas Ehrig | 125.670 | 41.08 (24) | 7:19.00 (17) | 2:02.07 (15) | – | ||
| NC21 | Jan Junell | 126.030 | 40.35 (17) | 7:22.97 (21) | 2:04.15 (22) | – | ||
| NC22 | Dmitry Ogloblin | 126.667 | 41.30 (26) | 7:19.97 (18) | 2:04.11 (21) | – | ||
| NC23 | Uwe Sauerteig | 127.112 | 40.95 (22) | 7:23.36 (22) | 2:05.48 (23) | – | ||
| NC24 | Craig Webster | 128.035 | 40.61 (19) | 7:31.09 (24) | 2:06.95 (28) | – | ||
| NC25 | Jouko Salakka | 128.209 | 41.09 (25) | 7:32.43 (25) | 2:05.63 (24) | – | ||
| NC26 | Günter Schumacher | 129.267 | 41.56 (28) | 7:36.71 (28) | 2:06.11 (26) | – | ||
| NC27 | Fritz Gawenus | 129.672 | 41.31 (27) | 7:41.22 (29) | 2:06.72 (27) | – | ||
| NC28 | Simon Grenshaw | 129.951 | 39.76 (12) | 7:57.21 (32) | 2:07.41 (29) | – | ||
| NC29 | Olivier Belle | 131.469 | 41.75 (29) | 7:50.46 (31) | 2:08.02 (30) | – | ||
| NC30 | Ulf Ekstrand | 135.900 | 50.18* (30) | 7:24.07 (23) | 2:03.94 (20) | – | ||
| NC31 | Andrei Erdelyi | 144.505 | 55.53* (32) | 7:33.39 (27) | 2:10.91 (31) | – | ||
| NC32 | Antonio Gómez Fernández | 155.785 | 50.41 (31) | 9:06.55 (33) | 2:32.16 (33) | – | ||
| NC | Maurizio Marchetto | 88.215 | DQ | 7:42.39 (30) | 2:05.93 (25) | – |
* = Fell
DQ = Disqualified
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