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.

Medal overview Individual 63 kgJean-Jacques MounierShengeli PitskhelauriFerenc SzabóKarl-Heinz Werner70 kgRudolf HendelAntoni ZajkowskiPierre GuichardValery Dvoinikov80 kgGuy AuffrayGuram GogolauriBrian JacksPatrick Clement93 kgHelmut HowillerVladimir PokataevErnst EugsterPeter Snijders93+ kgWillem RuskaValentin GutsuAlfred MeierGivi OnashviliOpen classVitaly KuznetsovSantiago OjedaHenk KruysReinhard Otto

Teams 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

Medal table

References (JudoInside.com)