| Event: | Women's shot put |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
The women's shot put at the 1971 European Athletics Championships was held in Helsinki, Finland, at Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 10 August 1971.
| Gold | Nadezhda Chizhova | |
| Silver | Marita Lange | |
| Bronze | Margitta Gummel |
10 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | 20.16 | |||||
| align=left | align=left | 19.25 | |||||
| align=left | align=left | 19.22 | |||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 18.80 | ||||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 18.52 | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 17.78 | ||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 17.56 | ||||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 17.33 | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | 16.68 | ||||
| 10 | align=left | align=left |  | 16.64 | |||
| 11 | align=left | align=left | 16.27 | ||||
| 12 | align=left | align=left | 15.73 | ||||
| 13 | align=left | align=left | 15.39 | ||||
| 14 | align=left | align=left |  | 14.42 |
According to an unofficial count, 14 athletes from 9 countries participated in the event.
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