The 1979 Berlin Marathon was the 6th running of the annual marathon race held in Berlin, West Germany, held on 30 September. West Germany's Ingo Sensburg won the men's race in 2:21:09 hours, while the women's race was won by West Germany's Jutta von Haase in 3:07:07. A total of 222 runners finished the race, comprising 207 men and 15 women.

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Ingo Sensburg	West Germany	2:21:09
	Wilfried Jackisch	West Germany	2:24:53
	Ronald Scherbaum	West Germany	2:30:07
4	Michael Weiß	West Germany	2:30:19
5	Valentin Mudrik	West Germany	2:31:42
6	Pattrijk Macke	West Germany	2:32:24
7	Wolfgang Schröder	West Germany	2:34:15
8	Dietmar Gathmann	West Germany	2:35:08
9	Kevin Hodsman	West Germany	2:37:56
10	Wolfram Weber	West Germany	2:39:38

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Jutta von Haase	West Germany	3:07:07
	Ursula Wedig	West Germany	3:35:45
	Marlies Neese	West Germany	3:41:31

• Results. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
• Berlin Marathon results archive. Berlin Marathon. Retrieved 2020-06-24.

• Official website