| Competition: | European Judo Championships |
| Year: | 1971 |
| Location: |  Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Dates: | 22–23 May 1971 |
The 1971 European Judo Championships were the 20th edition of the European Judo Championships, and were held in Gothenburg, Sweden from 22 to 23 May 1971. Championships were subdivided into six individual competitions, and a separate team competition.
| 63 kg |  Jean-Jacques Mounier | Shengeli Pitskhelauri |  Ferenc SzabóKarl-Heinz Werner | |
| 70 kg | Rudolf Hendel |  Antoni Zajkowski | Pierre Guichard Valery Dvoinikov | |
| 80 kg | Guy Auffray | Guram Gogolauri |  Brian JacksPatrick Clement | |
| 93 kg | Helmut Howiller | Vladimir Pokataev | Ernst Eugster Peter Snijders | |
| 93+ kg | Willem Ruska | Valentin Gutsu | Alfred Meier Givi Onashvili | |
| Open class | Vitaly Kuznetsov |  Santiago Ojeda | Henk Kruys Reinhard Otto |
| Team | British team: David Lawrence Edward Cassidy David Starbrook Keith Remfry Angelo Parisi | Dutch team: Jan Gietelinck Eddy van der Poel Martin Poglajen Ernst Eugster Willem Ruska | Soviet team: Shengeli Pitskhelauri Valeriy Dvoynikov Guram Gogolauri Vladimir Pokatayev Valentin Gutsu Vitali Kuznetsov---- French team:Jean-Jacques Mounier Pierre Guichard Guy Auffray Pierre Albertini Jean-Claude Brondani François Besson |