National National championships · since 1880 
London, Great Britain & NI 13–14 Jul 1979
1979 AAA Championships
London, Great Britain & NI 13–14 Jul 1979- events
- 22
- medals awarded
- 66
- nations on the podium
- 11
- world records
- 0
Podiums
200m
wind -0.5400m
800m
1500m
5000m
10,000m
Marathon
3000m steeplechase
110m hurdles
wind +3.2400m hurdles
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put
Discus throw
Hammer throw
Javelin throw
3000m race walk
2 
Mike Parker 12:22.76
Mike Parker 12:22.76 3 
Carl Lawton 12:37.69
Carl Lawton 12:37.69 10,000m race walk
1 Brian Adams 43:48.4
Brian Adams 43:48.4 2 Graham Morris 44:09.2
Graham Morris 44:09.2 3 Amos Seddon 43:25.6
Amos Seddon 43:25.6 Decathlon
1 
Brad McStravick 7569
Brad McStravick 7569 2 Colin Boreham 7114
Colin Boreham 7114 3 Mike Corden 7063
Mike Corden 7063 Medal table
11 nations · 66 medals| # | Nation | Total | Share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England ENG | 8 | 14 | 14 | 36 | |
| 2 |  United States of America USA | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 | |
| 3 |  Ireland IRL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 | Scotland SCO | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 5 |  Japan JPN | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 6 |  Australia AUS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 7 |  Belgium BEL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 8 |  Kenya KEN | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 9 |  Sudan SUD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | New Zealand NZL | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 11 |  Greece GRE | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |