| Event: | Men's 100 metres |
| Competition: | 1971 European Athletics Championships |
| Venue: | Helsinki Olympic Stadium |
| Location: | Helsinki |
| Competitors: | 29 |
| Nations: | 18 |
| Win Value: | 10.27 |
| Gold: | Valeriy Borzov |
| Gold Variant: | 1955 |
| Silver: | Gerhard Wucherer |
| Bronze: | Vasilios Papageorgopoulos |
| Bronze Variant: | 1970 |
| Gold Nation: | URS |
| Silver Nation: | FRG |
| Bronze Nation: | GRE |
| Previous: | 1969 |
| Next: | 1974 |
The men's 100 metres at the 1971 European Athletics Championships was held in Helsinki, Finland, at Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 10 and 11 August 1971.[1]
The winning margin was 0.22 seconds which with the conclusion of the 2024 championships remains the only time the men's 100 metres has been won by more than 0.2 seconds at these championships.
According to an unofficial count, 29 athletes from 18 countries participated in the event.
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(1)10 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 10.57 | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 10.62 | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 10.75 | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 10.84 | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 10.95 | ||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 11.14 | ||
| Wind: -1.6 m/s | ||||||
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 10.56 | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 10.75 | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 10.77 | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 10.82 | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 10.87 | ||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 10.98 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | | 10.99 | ||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | | 11.22 | ||
| Wind: -1.3 m/s | ||||||
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 10.33 | , | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 10.44 | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 10.44 | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 10.45 | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 10.74 | ||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 10.77 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 10.78 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | | 11.00 | ||
| Wind: -0.2 m/s | ||||||
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 10.46 | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 10.56 | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 10.69 | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 10.73 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 10.75 | ||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 10.83 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | | 11.27 | ||
| Wind: 0.0 m/s | ||||||
11 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 10.44 | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 10.51 | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 10.52 | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 10.54 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 10.68 | ||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 10.69 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 10.70 | |||
| align=left | align=left | | DNS | |||
| Wind: 0.0 m/s | ||||||
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 10.36 | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 10.44 | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 10.59 | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 10.60 | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 10.62 | ||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 10.75 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 10.77 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | 10.84 | |||
| Wind: 0.0 m/s | ||||||
11 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | 10.27 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | 10.49 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | 10.56 | ||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 10.63 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 10.66 | ||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 10.66 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | | 10.67 | ||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | | 11.4 | ||
| Wind: -1.3 m/s | ||||||