The 1973 European Judo Championships were the 22nd edition of the European Judo Championships, and were held in Madrid, Spain from 12 to 13 May 1973.

Championships were subdivided into six individual competitions, and a separate team competition.

Shengeli Pitskhelauri Vladimir Nevzorov Guram Gogolauri Evgeny Solodukhin Anatoliy Novikov Sergey Novikov Jean-Jacques Mounier Gérard Gautier Guy Auffray Jean-Luc Rougé Jean-Pierre Tripet François Besson Constantine Alexander Vas Morrison Brian Jacks John Hindley David Starbrook Angelo Parisi West German team: Rainer Rutter Engelbert Dörbandt Fred Marhenke Paul Barth Klaus Glahn Kurt Pilger