The men's javelin throw at the 1971 European Athletics Championships was held in Helsinki, Finland, at Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 10 and 11 August 1971.

Medalists Gold Jānis Lūsis Silver Jānis Doniņš Bronze Wolfgang Hanisch

Results Final 11 August Rank Name Nationality Result Notes Jānis Lūsis 90.68 Jānis Doniņš 85.30 Wolfgang Hanisch 84.22 4 Hannu Siitonen 83.84 5 Jorma Kinnunen 80.96 6 Klaus Wolfermann 80.82 7 Władysław Nikiciuk 80.56 8 Hermann Schlechter 80.24 9 Miklós Németh 76.82 10 József Csík 76.24 11 Renzo Cramerotti 72.92 12 Urs von Wartburg 72.38

Qualification 10 August Rank Name Nationality Result Notes 1 Jānis Lūsis 84.44 Q 2 Wolfgang Hanisch 81.72 Q 3 Hannu Siitonen 80.78 Q 4 Klaus Wolfermann 80.14 Q 5 Jānis Doniņš 79.12 Q 6 József Csík 78.80 Q 7 Władysław Nikiciuk 78.80 Q 8 Hermann Schlechter 78.68 Q 9 Miklós Németh 78.28 Q 10 Jorma Kinnunen 78.12 Q 11 Urs von Wartburg 77.84 q 12 Renzo Cramerotti 77.52 q 13 Lech Krupiński 76.60 14 Zygmunt Jałoszyński 76.54 15 Gergely Kulcsár 76.48 16 Manuel Ibanez 76.44 17 Jan Pedersen 75.62 18 Aleksandr Makarov 75.60 19 Jorma Jaakola 74.64 20 Dave Travis 73.32 21 Gerd Simonsen 73.26 22 Jan Svensson 73.14 23 Arve Olsson 72.74 24 Jan Bohman 72.44 25 Manfred Stolle 68.16 26 Per-Eric Smiding 62.34

Participation According to an unofficial count, 26 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.

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