1979 IPSC Handgun World Shoot
Overall Country Points Percent Team members
Gold South Africa 1897 points 100.00% A. Bress , C. Gavin Carson , A.J . Ellingsford , C.D . Guthrie , Jimmy H. von Sorgenfrei , F.P . Slack ( reserve )
Silver United States 1881 points % Tom E. Campbell , L. Mickey Fowler , Ross J. Seyfried , G.D. Taylor , J.A . Usher , R. Lerch ( reserve )
Bronze Rhodesia 1832 points % Peter Maunder , Lionel Smith , P. Bontface , A. Langley , Alex du Plessis , A . Weeks ( reserve )
4th Norway 1749 points % Vidar Nakling , Erik Andersen , Erik Braathen , Johnny Hoffmann , Per G. Høidal , Arnfinn Andersen ( reserve )
5th United Kingdom 1622 points % R. Stockenbridge , M.G . Baldock , R. Chittleborough , B. Hughes , J. Dodd , T.M . Morris ( reserve )
6th South West Africa ( Namibia ) 1397 points % A.W . Brendell , C.J . Bronkhorst , T.E . Smit , C.J . Thatcher , C.A . van der Staaten , W. Hlasek ( reserve )
7th West Germany 1342 points % J.M . Hennig , A. Lennert , A. Pauckner , G. Schiefke , M. Wiegand ( reserve ) , R. Meyer ( reserve )
? th Netherlands ? points % A.C. Gobel , J.W.F . Haverkamp , R.L . Jansen , J.N . Pieterman , W.D.J . Vaags
? th Canada ? points % R.E . Dunn , R.J. Fisher , R.A. Laycock , A.B . Page , R.A. Philipsen
? th Austria ? points % F. Coirmann , H.R . Jelinek , R. Riedel , G. Gerschapsher , K.P.A . Herbort ( reserve ) , H.A.W . Rofer ( reserve )
Champions
Individual Overall Competitor Points Percent Gold Jimmy von Sorgenfrei 485.709 100.00% Silver Raul Walters 480.001 98.82% Bronze Ross Seyfried 470.814 96.93% 4th Gavin Carson 454.348 93.4% 5th Bill Wilson 453.446 93.35% 6th Mike Dalton 446.331 91.89% 7th Vidar Nakling 425.435 87.59% 8th Craig Gifford 424.108 87.31% 9th Bob Dunkley 423.632 87.21% 10th Mickey Fowler 409.251 84.25% Teams
The 1979 IPSC Handgun World Shoot IV held in Johannesburg, South Africa was the fourth IPSC Handgun World Shoot, and was won by Jimmy Von Sorgenfrei, one of the top seeds before the championship. Leading up to the championship, the South African team had many good competitors, making the team selection tough. Seemingly out of nowhere Jimmy Von Sorgenfrei had appeared on the competition circuit, improving his performances consistently throughout the year before the championship, and was selected for the South African National Team of five men.