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.

1979 IPSC Handgun World Shoot IV
Location	Roodepoort, Johannesburg, South Africa
Dates	10. to 19. September 1970
Competitors	185 from 15 nations
Medalists
Jimmy Von Sorgenfrei   Raul Walters   Ross Seyfried
← 1977 HG World Shoot 1981 HG World Shoot →

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

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)

See also

• IPSC Rifle World Shoots
• IPSC Shotgun World Shoot
• IPSC Action Air World Shoot