| Event: | Men's long jump |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
The men's long jump at the 1971 European Athletics Championships was held in Helsinki, Finland, at Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 10 and 11 August 1971.
| Gold | Max Klauß | |
| Silver | Igor Ter-Ovanesyan | |
| Bronze | Stanisław Szudrowicz |
11 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | 7.92 (w: 0.1 m/s) | |||||
| align=left | align=left | 7.91 w (w: 2.3 m/s) | |||||
| align=left | align=left | | 7.87 (w: 0.1 m/s) | ||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left |  | 7.85 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 7.85 (w: 1 m/s) | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 7.85 (w: 0.1 m/s) | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 7.78 | ||||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | | 7.75 (w: 0.9 m/s) | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left |  | 7.74 (w: 0.5 m/s) | |||
| 10 | align=left | align=left | 7.68 (w: 1.1 m/s) | ||||
| 11 | align=left | align=left | | 7.56 (w: 0.9 m/s) | |||
| 12 | align=left | align=left | 7.50 | ||||
| 13 | align=left | align=left |  | 7.41 (w: 0.7 m/s) | |||
| 14 | align=left | align=left | | 7.32 (w: 0.7 m/s) | |||
| 15 | align=left | align=left |  | 6.05 (w: 0.9 m/s) |
10 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 7.93 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 7.90 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 7.82 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 7.82 | Q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 7.80 | Q | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 7.79 | Q | ||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 7.77 | Q | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | | 7.77 | Q | ||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | | 7.77 | Q | ||
| 10 | align=left | align=left | | 7.75 | Q | ||
| 11 | align=left | align=left | | 7.75 | Q | ||
| 12 | align=left | align=left | | 7.74 | Q | ||
| 13 | align=left | align=left | 7.72 | Q | |||
| 14 | align=left | align=left | 7.72 | Q | |||
| 15 | align=left | align=left | | 7.70 | Q | ||
| 16 | align=left | align=left | 7.65 | ||||
| 17 | align=left | align=left | 7.62 | ||||
| 18 | align=left | align=left | 7.60 | ||||
| 19 | align=left | align=left | 7.58 | ||||
| 20 | align=left | align=left | 7.57 | ||||
| 21 | align=left | align=left | 7.52 | ||||
| 22 | align=left | align=left | | 7.50 | |||
| 23 | align=left | align=left | | 7.41 | |||
| 24 | align=left | align=left | 7.35 | ||||
| 25 | align=left | align=left |  | 7.27 | |||
| 26 | align=left | align=left | | 7.25 | |||
| 27 | align=left | align=left |  | 7.24 | |||
| 28 | align=left | align=left | | 7.22 | |||
| 29 | align=left | align=left | 5.92 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | NM |
According to an unofficial count, 30 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.
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