Athletics at the 1979 Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR

1979 Soviet Spartakiad
Dates21 – 29 July 1979
Host cityMoscow, Russian SFSR
VenueCentral Lenin Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
1983 Moscow

The athletics events of the final stage of the 7th Summer Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR were held in the Central Lenin (Luzhniki) Stadium in Moscow between 21 July and 29 July 1979.

One world record was broken, by Marina Makeyeva in the women's 400 m hurdles.