| Event: | Women's 100 metres hurdles |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
The women's 100 metres hurdles at the 1971 European Athletics Championships was held in Helsinki, Finland, at Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 12 and 13 August 1971.
| Gold | Karin Balzer | |
| Silver | Anneliese Ehrhardt | |
| Bronze | Teresa Sukniewicz |
13 AugustWind: 0.0 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | 12.94 | CR | ||||
| align=left | align=left | 12.96 | |||||
| align=left | align=left | | 13.21 | ||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 13.34 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 13.35 | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 13.46 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 13.47 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | 13.69 |
12 August
Wind: -0.8 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 13.20 | CR Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 13.31 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 13.46 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 13.47 | Q | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 13.78 | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 14.05 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 15.55 | |||
| align=left | align=left |  | DNS |
Wind: 0.2 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 13.11 | CR Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 13.39 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 13.40 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 13.56 | Q | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 13.80 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 14.11 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 14.45 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 15.20 |
12 August
Wind: 0 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 13.46 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 13.56 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 14.04 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 14.05 | Q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 14.30 | Q | ||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 15.15 |
Wind: 0 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 13.30 | CR Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 13.50 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 13.62 | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 14.51 | Q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 15.92 | Q |
Wind: 0 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 13.29 | CR Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 13.38 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 13.53 | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 13.54 | Q | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 14.44 | Q | ||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 15.09 | q |
According to an unofficial count, 17 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.
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