| Event: | Women's pentathlon |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
The women's pentathlon at the 1971 European Athletics Championships was held in Helsinki, Finland, at Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 13 and 14 August 1971.
| Gold | Heide Rosendahl | |
| Silver | Burglinde Pollak | |
| Bronze | Margrit Olfert |
13/14 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 100m H | SP | HJ | LJ | 200m | Points | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | 13.52 | 13.70 | 1.68 | 6.69 (w: 0.5 m/s) | 23.80 (w: -1.6 m/s) | 4675 (5299) | CR | ||||
| align=left | align=left | 13.34 | 16.11 | 1.64 | 6.10 W (w: 5.1 m/s) | 24.11 (w: -1.6 m/s) | 4638 (5275) | |||||
| align=left | align=left | 13.56 | 13.96 | 1.64 | 6.50 (w: -0.1 m/s) | 24.17 (w: -1.6 m/s) | 4570 (5179) | |||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 13.91 | 12.78 | 1.74 | 6.01 (w: 0.0 m/s) | 24.22 (w: -1.6 m/s) | 4443 (5052) | ||||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 14.04 | 13.84 | 1.64 | 6.34 W (w: 5.3 m/s) | 25.19 (w: -1.6 m/s) | 4375 (4986) | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 14.53 | 12.53 | 1.66 | 6.50 W (w: 5.1 m/s) | 24.75 (w: -1.6 m/s) | 4330 (4926) | NR | ||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 13.77 | 12.70 | 1.62 | 5.93 (w: 0.1 m/s) | 24.21 (w: -0.5 m/s) | 4289 (4887) | ||||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 14.71 | 13.36 | 1.76 | 6.10 (w: 1.0 m/s) | 26.26 (w: -1.6 m/s) | 4244 (4833) | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | 13.97 | 11.36 | 1.70 | 6.00 (w: 0.0 m/s) | 25.32 (w: -0.5 m/s) | 4209 (4798) | NR | |||
| 10 | align=left | align=left | 14.24 | 12.11 | 1.60 | 6.14 (w: 0.2 m/s) | 24.90 (w: -0.5 m/s) | 4188 (4786) | ||||
| 11 | align=left | align=left | 14.02 | 12.23 | 1.66 | 5.73 (w: 1.4 m/s) | 25.31 (w: -0.5 m/s) | 4157 (4755) | ||||
| 12 | align=left | align=left | 14.73 | 11.76 | 1.70 | 6.18 (w: 0.0 m/s) | 25.54 (w: -0.5 m/s) | 4162 (4754) | ||||
| 13 | align=left | align=left | 13.81 | 11.19 | 1.64 | 5.80 (w: 0.0 m/s) | 24.84 (w: -0.5 m/s) | 4155 (4752) | ||||
| 14 | align=left | align=left | 14.12 | 12.79 | 1.50 | 5.95 (w: 0.0 m/s) | 24.82 (w: -0.9 m/s) | 4101 (4702) | ||||
| 15 | align=left | align=left | 14.67 | 11.73 | 1.72 | 5.79 (w: 2.0 m/s) | 25.42 (w: -0.9 m/s) | 4111 (4693) | ||||
| 16 | align=left | align=left |  | 14.46 | 11.40 | 1.72 | 6.75 w (w: 2.2 m/s) | 26.67 (w: -0.9 m/s) | 4005 (4578) | |||
| 17 | align=left | align=left | | 14.76 | 11.63 | 1.66 | 5.88 (w: 1.7 m/s) | 26.52 (w: -0.9 m/s) | 3967 (4541) | |||
| 18 | align=left | align=left |  | 14.79 | 11.61 | 1.64 | 5.72 (w: 2.0 m/s) | 26.22 (w: -0.9 m/s) | 3931 (4506) | |||
| 19 | align=left | align=left |  | 15.20 | 9.35 | 1.52 | 6.11 W (w: 4.6 m/s) | 25.88 (w: -0.9 m/s) | 3721 (4279) | |||
| 20 | align=left | align=left | | 14.76 | 11.34 | 1.62 | NM | 25.83 (w: -0.9 m/s) | 3082 (3575) | |||
| align=left | align=left | 14.20 | 13.91 | 1.72 | 5.64 (w: 1.4 m/s) | DNF | ||||||
| align=left | align=left | 14.25 | 13.46 | 1.58 | DNF |
According to an unofficial count, 22 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.
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