| Event: | Women's javelin throw |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
The women's javelin throw at the 1971 European Athletics Championships was held in Helsinki, Finland, at Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 12 and 13 August 1971.
| Gold | Daniela Jaworska | |
| Silver | Ameli Koloska | |
| Bronze | Ruth Fuchs |
13 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | | 61.00 | CR | |||
| align=left | align=left | 59.40 | |||||
| align=left | align=left | 59.16 | |||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left |  | 57.44 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 55.98 | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 55.96 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | | 55.70 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | | 55.62 | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | 55.34 | ||||
| 10 | align=left | align=left | 53.66 | ||||
| 11 | align=left | align=left | | 50.50 | |||
| align=left | align=left | NM |
12 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 58.44 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 56.60 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 56.38 | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 55.64 | Q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 55.68 | Q | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 55.44 | Q | ||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | | 54.42 | q | ||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | | 53.98 | q | ||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | 53.68 | q | |||
| 10 | align=left | align=left | 53.44 | q | |||
| 11 | align=left | align=left | | 53.18 | q | ||
| 12 | align=left | align=left | | 52.90 | q | ||
| 13 | align=left | align=left | 52.68 | ||||
| 14 | align=left | align=left |  | 52.20 | |||
| 15 | align=left | align=left |  | 50.94 | |||
| 16 | align=left | align=left |  | 46.78 | |||
| 17 | align=left | align=left | 46.14 |
According to an unofficial count, 17 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.
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