The 1979 World Table Tennis Championships – Swaythling Cup (men's team) was the 35th edition of the men's team championship.
Hungary won the gold medal defeating China 5–1 in the final. Japan won the bronze medal.
Medalists Gábor GergelyIstván JónyerTibor KlampárTibor KreiszJános Takács Guo YuehuaHuang LiangLi ZhenshiLiang GeliangLu Qiwei Hiroyuki AbeHideo GotohMasahiro MaeharaSeiji OnoNorio Takashima
Swaythling Cup tables
Group A Pos Team P W L Pts1 Hungary 8 8 082 China 8 7 1 73 France 8 5 3 54 South Korea 8 5 3 55 Yugoslavia 8 4 4 46 West Germany 8 44 47 Poland 8 26 18 United States 8 17 09 Romania 8 08 0
Group B Pos Team P W L Pts1 Czechoslovakia 7 7 072 Japan 7 6 1 63 Soviet Union 7 4 3 44 Sweden 7 4 3 45 England 7 3 4 36 Australia 7 25 27 Denmark 7 25 28 Hong Kong 7 07 0
Semifinals Team One Team Two Score Japan Hungary 1–5 China Czechoslovakia 5–2
Third-place play off Team One Team Two Score Japan Czechoslovakia 5–3
Final Hungary 5 China 1 Score Gergely bt Guo Yuehua 21–10 21–18 Jónyer bt Lu Qiwei 21–12 21–19 Klampár bt Li Zhenshi 21–17 21–11 Jónyer lost to Guo Yuehua 21–17 19–21 19–21 Gergely bt Li Zhenshi 13–21 21–9 21–17 Klampár bt Lu Qiwei 17–21 21–10 21–11
See also List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists
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