1979 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

1979 IIHF World U20 Championship
Tournament details
Host country Sweden
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates27 December 1978 –
3 January 1979
Teams8
Final positions
Champions  Soviet Union (3rd title)
Runner-up  Czechoslovakia
Third place  Sweden
Fourth place Finland
Tournament statistics
Games played22
Goals scored171 (7.77 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Soviet Union Vladimir Krutov (14 points)
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The 1979 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (1979 WJHC) was the third edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship 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.