The men's high jump at the 1971 European Athletics Championships was held in Helsinki, Finland, at Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 13 and 14 August 1971.

Medalists Gold Kęstutis Šapka Silver Csaba Dosa Bronze Rustam Akhmetov

Results Final 14 August Rank Name Nationality Result Notes Kęstutis Šapka 2.20 Csaba Dosa 2.20 NR Rustam Akhmetov 2.20 4 István Major 2.17 5 Stefan Junge 2.14 5 Asko Pesonen 2.14 7 Wojciech Gołębiowski 2.14 8 Endre Kelemen 2.11 9 József Tihanyi 2.11 10 Valentin Gavrilov 2.11 11 Jiří Palkovský 2.11 12 Hermann Magerl 2.11 13 Roman Moravec 2.11 14 Christer Celion 2.08 15 Gian Marco Schivo 2.08 16 Branko Vivod 2.08 17 Erminio Azzaro 2.05

Qualification 13 August Rank Name Nationality Result Notes Jiří Palkovský 2.12 Q Roman Moravec 2.12 Q Stefan Junge 2.12 Q József Tihanyi 2.12 Q Christer Celion 2.12 Q Branko Vivod 2.12 Q Hermann Magerl 2.12 Q Asko Pesonen 2.12 Q Rustam Akhmetov 2.12 Q István Major 2.12 Q Endre Kelemen 2.12 Q Csaba Dosa 2.12 Q Valentin Gavrilov 2.12 Q Kęstutis Šapka 2.12 Q Wojciech Gołębiowski 2.12 Q Gian Marco Schivo 2.12 Q Erminio Azzaro 2.12 Q Jan Dahlgren 2.10 Robert Sainte-Rose 2.10 Henri Elliott 2.10 Reijo Vähälä 2.08 Ladislav Borodáč 2.08 Kenneth Lundmark 2.08 Gunther Spielvogel 2.05 Gérard Lamy 2.05 Lothar Doster 2.05 Nurullah Candan 1.90

Participation According to an unofficial count, 27 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.

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