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.

David Lawrence Edward Cassidy David Starbrook Keith Remfry Angelo Parisi Jan Gietelinck Eddy van der Poel Martin Poglajen Ernst Eugster Willem Ruska 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