# 1971 European Athletics Championships – Women's high jump

The women's high jump at the 1971 European Athletics Championships was held in Helsinki, Finland, at Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 11 and 12 August 1971.

## Medalists

| Gold | Ilona Gusenbauer Austria |
| Silver | Cornelia Popescu Romania |
| Silver | Barbara Inkpen Great Britain |

## Results
### Final

12 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
| | Ilona Gusenbauer | Austria | 1.87 | CR |
| | Cornelia Popescu | Romania | 1.85 | |
| | Barbara Inkpen | Great Britain | 1.85 | NR |
| 4 | Rita Schmidt | East Germany | 1.83 | |
| 5 | Miroslava Hübnerová | Czechoslovakia | 1.83 | |
| 6 | Renate Gärtner | West Germany | 1.81 | |
| 7 | Milada Karbanová | Czechoslovakia | 1.78 | |
| 8 | Snežana Hrepevnik | Yugoslavia | 1.78 | |
| 9 | Sara Simeoni | Italy | 1.78 | NR |
| 10 | Karen Mack | West Germany | 1.78 | |
| 11 | Kari Hedenstad | Norway | 1.75 | |
| 12 | Danuta Konowska | Poland | 1.75 | |
| 13 | Valentina Chulkova | Soviet Union | 1.75 | |
| 14 | Solveig Langkilde | Denmark | 1.75 | |
| 15 | Antonina Lazareva | Soviet Union | 1.75 | |
| 16 | Magdolna Komka | Hungary | 1.75 | |
| 16 | Breda Babošek | Yugoslavia | 1.75 | |
| 18 | Grith Ejstrup | Denmark | 1.70 | |
| 18 | Alena Prosková | Czechoslovakia | 1.70 | |
| 18 | Vera Gavrilova | Soviet Union | 1.70 | |
| 21 | Annemieke Bouma | Netherlands | 1.70 | |
| 21 | Gloria Garrido | France | 1.70 | |
| 23 | Linda Hedmark | Sweden | 1.70 | |
| 24 | Beatrix Rechner | Switzerland | 1.70 | |
| 25 | Doris Bisang | Switzerland | 1.70 | |
| 26 | Marjan Ackermans | Netherlands | 1.65 | |
| 27 | Roswitha Emonts-Gast | Belgium | 1.60 | |

### Qualification

11 August
| Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
| Miroslava Hübnerová | Czechoslovakia | 1.73 | Q |
| Solveig Langkilde | Denmark | 1.73 | Q |
| Vera Gavrilova | Soviet Union | 1.73 | Q |
| Breda Babošek | Yugoslavia | 1.73 | Q |
| Rita Schmidt | East Germany | 1.73 | Q |
| Grith Ejstrup | Denmark | 1.73 | Q |
| Marjan Ackermans | Netherlands | 1.73 | Q |
| Valentina Chulkova | Soviet Union | 1.73 | Q |
| Barbara Inkpen | Great Britain | 1.73 | Q |
| Danuta Konowska | Poland | 1.73 | Q |
| Magdolna Komka | Hungary | 1.73 | Q |
| Gloria Garrido | France | 1.73 | Q |
| Beatrix Rechner | Switzerland | 1.73 | Q |
| Karen Mack | West Germany | 1.73 | Q |
| Linda Hedmark | Sweden | 1.73 | Q |
| Annemieke Bouma | Netherlands | 1.73 | Q |
| Renate Gärtner | West Germany | 1.73 | Q |
| Kari Hedenstad | Norway | 1.73 | Q |
| Antonina Lazareva | Soviet Union | 1.73 | Q |
| Milada Karbanová | Czechoslovakia | 1.73 | Q |
| Sara Simeoni | Italy | 1.73 | Q |
| Roswitha Emonts-Gast | Belgium | 1.73 | Q |
| Ilona Gusenbauer | Austria | 1.73 | Q |
| Snežana Hrepevnik | Yugoslavia | 1.73 | Q |
| Alena Prosková | Czechoslovakia | 1.73 | Q |
| Cornelia Popescu | Romania | 1.73 | Q |
| Doris Bisang | Switzerland | 1.73 | Q |
| Marie-Christine Debourse | France | 1.71 | |
| Erika Rudolf | Hungary | 1.71 | |
| Vanja Paleka | Yugoslavia | 1.68 | |
| Ulrike Meyfarth | West Germany | 1.68 | |
| Ruth Watt | Great Britain | 1.68 | |
| Florence Picaut | France | 1.65 | |
| Silvia Massenz | Italy | 1.65 | |
| Isabella Pigato | Italy | 1.55 | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 35 athletes from 18 countries participated in the event.
* Austria (1)
* Belgium (1)
* Czechoslovakia (3)
* Denmark (2)
* East Germany (1)
* France (3)
* Hungary (2)
* Italy (3)
* Netherlands (2)
* Norway (1)
* Poland (1)
* Romania (1)
* Soviet Union (3)
* Sweden (1)
* Switzerland (2)
* Great Britain (2)
* West Germany (3)
* Yugoslavia (3)