| Event: | Women's discus throw |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
The women's discus throw at the 1971 European Athletics Championships was held in Helsinki, Finland, at Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 11 and 12 August 1971.
| Gold | Faina Melnik | |
| Silver | Liesel Westermann | |
| Bronze | Lyudmila Muravyova |
12 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | 64.22 | WR | ||||
| align=left | align=left | 61.68 | |||||
| align=left | align=left | 59.48 | |||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left |  | 59.04 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 58.28 | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 57.22 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 57.00 | ||||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | 56.20 | ||||
| 9 | align=left | align=left |  | 55.06 | |||
| 10 | align=left | align=left | 54.48 | ||||
| 11 | align=left | align=left | | 51.88 | |||
| 12 | align=left | align=left |  | 50.20 |
11 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 57.52 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 56.84 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 56.38 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 56.12 | Q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 55.94 | Q | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 55.24 | Q | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | | 55.16 | Q | ||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | 54.58 | q | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | | 54.56 | q | ||
| 10 | align=left | align=left | 53.76 | q | |||
| 11 | align=left | align=left | 53.44 | q | |||
| 12 | align=left | align=left | | 52.98 | q | ||
| 13 | align=left | align=left | | 52.26 | |||
| 14 | align=left | align=left | | 52.12 | |||
| 15 | align=left | align=left | 50.60 | ||||
| 16 | align=left | align=left | 47.30 |
According to an unofficial count, 16 athletes from 7 countries participated in the event.
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