Złoty medal zdobył reprezentant gospodarzy, Horst Bulau, srebro skaczący w barwach NRD Ulrich Pscherra, a brąz Japończyk Hiroyasu Aizawa.
Wyniki Konkurs indywidualny (18.02.1979) Źródło M Zawodnik Reprezentacja Skok 1 Skok 2 Nota1. 87,5 m 83,0 m 240,42. 88,5 m 81,5 m 240,13. 82,0 m 86,0 m 238,44. 76,5 m 88,5 m 228,65. 84,5 m 81,0 m 227,96. 79,0 m 82,0 m 221,27. 82,0 m 80,0 m 220,38. 80,5 m 83,0 m219,2 83,0 m 78,0 m10. 84,0 m 75,0 m 215,511. 79,0 m 77,5 m 202,012. 78,5 m 73,0 m 201,013. 74,0 m 79,0 m 199,714. 80,0 m 73,0 m 199,415. 76,0 m 74,0 m 196,616. 68,0 m 83,5 m 196,017. 70,5 m 78,0 m 194,718. 79,5 m 71,0 m 194,419. 73,5 m 77,0 m 193,420. 74,0 m 75,0 m190,0 71,0 m 80,5 m22. 75,0 m 74,0 m 189,023. 74,0 m 73,0 m 188,124. 73,0 m 73,5 m 188,025. 68,0 m 75,0 m 184,926. 73,0 m 71,0 m 177,027. 67,0 m 74,0 m 175,728. 65,0 m 73,0 m 170,929. 73,5 m 67,0 m 167,430. 71,0 m 64,0 m 164,131. 67,0 m 68,0 m 163,632. 66,0 m 71,0 m 163,333. 67,0 m 69,0 m 160,234. 66,0 m 69,0 m 160,135. 65,0 m 70,0 m 158,636. 67,0 m 68,0 m 155,137. 64,0 m 69,0 m