The men's discus throw event at the 1979 Summer Universiade was held at the Estadio Olimpico Universitario in Mexico City on 10 September 1979. Results at Tilastopaja

Results Rank Athlete Nationality Result Notes Wolfgang Schmidt 60.78 Markku Tuokko 59.82 Antonín Wybraniec 58.32 Emil Vladimirov 58.06 Imrich Bugár 57.66 Daniel Gardner 56.32 Óskar Jakobsson 54.98 Ken Stadel 54.08 Filippo Monforte 53.78 10 Aleksandr Nazhimov 51.10 Soviet results (p100) 11 Rob Gray 50.72 12 Mohamed Saidur Rob 40.42 13 Jaime López 37.44

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