1979 IPSC Handgun World Shoot


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.

Champions

;Individual:
OverallCompetitorPointsPercent
Gold Jimmy von Sorgenfrei485.709100.00%
Silver Raul Walters480.00198.82%
Bronze Ross Seyfried470.81496.93%
4th Gavin Carson454.34893.4%
5th Bill Wilson453.44693.35%
6th Mike Dalton446.33191.89%
7th Vidar Nakling425.43587.59%
8th Craig Gifford424.10887.31%
9th Bob Dunkley423.63287.21%
10th Mickey Fowler409.25184.25%

;Teams:
OverallCountryPointsPercentTeam members
Gold1897 points100.00%A. Bress, C. Gavin Carson, A.J. Ellingsford, C.D. Guthrie, Jimmy H. von Sorgenfrei, F.P. Slack
Silver1881 points%Tom E. Campbell, L. Mickey Fowler, Ross J. Seyfried, G.D. Taylor, J.A. Usher, R. Lerch
Bronze1832 points%Peter Maunder, Lionel Smith, P. Bontface, A. Langley, Alex du Plessis, A. Weeks
4th1749 points%Vidar Nakling, Erik Andersen, Erik Braathen, Johnny Hoffmann, Per G. Høidal, Arnfinn Andersen
5th1622 points%R. Stockenbridge, M.G. Baldock, R. Chittleborough, B. Hughes, J. Dodd, T.M. Morris
6th 1397 points%A.W. Brendell, C.J. Bronkhorst, T.E. Smit, C.J. Thatcher, C.A. van der Staaten, W. Hlasek
7th1342 points%J.M. Hennig, A. Lennert, A. Pauckner, G. Schiefke, M. Wiegand, R. Meyer
? th? points%A.C. Gobel, J.W.F. Haverkamp, R.L. Jansen, J.N. Pieterman, W.D.J. Vaags
? th? points%R.E. Dunn, R.J. Fisher, R.A. Laycock, A.B. Page, R.A. Philipsen
? th? points%F. Coirmann, H.R. Jelinek, R. Riedel, G. Gerschapsher, K.P.A. Herbort, H.A.W. Rofer