| Event: | Women's high jump |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
The women's high jump at the 1971 European Athletics Championships was held in Helsinki, Finland, at Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 11 and 12 August 1971.
| Gold | Ilona Gusenbauer | |
| Silver | Cornelia Popescu | |
| Silver | Barbara Inkpen |
12 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | | 1.87 | CR | |||
| align=left | align=left | | 1.85 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 1.85 | NR | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 1.83 | ||||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 1.83 | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 1.81 | ||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 1.78 | ||||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | 1.78 | ||||
| 9 | align=left | align=left |  | 1.78 | NR | ||
| 10 | align=left | align=left | 1.78 | ||||
| 11 | align=left | align=left |  | 1.75 | |||
| 12 | align=left | align=left |  | 1.75 | |||
| 13 | align=left | align=left | 1.75 | ||||
| 14 | align=left | align=left | 1.75 | ||||
| 15 | align=left | align=left | 1.75 | ||||
| 16 | align=left | align=left |  | 1.75 | |||
| 16 | align=left | align=left | 1.75 | ||||
| 18 | align=left | align=left | 1.70 | ||||
| 18 | align=left | align=left | 1.70 | ||||
| 18 | align=left | align=left | 1.70 | ||||
| 21 | align=left | align=left | 1.70 | ||||
| 21 | align=left | align=left |  | 1.70 | |||
| 23 | align=left | align=left |  | 1.70 | |||
| 24 | align=left | align=left | 1.70 | ||||
| 25 | align=left | align=left | 1.70 | ||||
| 26 | align=left | align=left | 1.65 | ||||
| 27 | align=left | align=left |  | 1.60 |
11 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | 1.73 | Q | ||||
| align=left | align=left | 1.73 | Q | ||||
| align=left | align=left | 1.73 | Q | ||||
| align=left | align=left | 1.73 | Q | ||||
| align=left | align=left | 1.73 | Q | ||||
| align=left | align=left | 1.73 | Q | ||||
| align=left | align=left | 1.73 | Q | ||||
| align=left | align=left | 1.73 | Q | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 1.73 | Q | |||
| align=left | align=left | | 1.73 | Q | |||
| align=left | align=left | | 1.73 | Q | |||
| align=left | align=left | | 1.73 | Q | |||
| align=left | align=left | 1.73 | Q | ||||
| align=left | align=left | 1.73 | Q | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 1.73 | Q | |||
| align=left | align=left | 1.73 | Q | ||||
| align=left | align=left | 1.73 | Q | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 1.73 | Q | |||
| align=left | align=left | 1.73 | Q | ||||
| align=left | align=left | 1.73 | Q | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 1.73 | Q | |||
| align=left | align=left | | 1.73 | Q | |||
| align=left | align=left | | 1.73 | Q | |||
| align=left | align=left | 1.73 | Q | ||||
| align=left | align=left | 1.73 | Q | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 1.73 | Q | |||
| align=left | align=left | 1.73 | Q | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 1.71 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 1.71 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | 1.68 | |||||
| align=left | align=left | 1.68 | |||||
| align=left | align=left | | 1.68 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 1.65 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 1.65 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 1.55 |
According to an unofficial count, 35 athletes from 18 countries participated in the event.
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