| Women's long jump at the European Athletics Championships |
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The women's long jump at the 1971 European Athletics Championships was held in Helsinki, Finland, at Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 13 and 14 August 1971.
Medalists
| Gold | Ingrid Mickler West Germany
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| Silver | Meta Antenen Switzerland
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| Bronze | Heide Rosendahl West Germany
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Results
Final
14 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Ingrid Mickler | West Germany |
6.76 (w: 1.8 m/s) |
CR |
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Meta Antenen | Switzerland |
6.73 (w: 0.1 m/s) |
NR |
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Heide Rosendahl | West Germany |
6.66 | |
| 4 | Sheila Sherwood |  Great Britain |
6.62 (w: 1.2 m/s) |
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| 5 | Irena Szewińska |  Poland |
6.62 (w: 1.3 m/s) |
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| 6 | Viorica Viscopoleanu |  Romania |
6.39 (w: 1.3 m/s) |
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| 7 | Christa Herzog | West Germany |
6.38 | |
| 8 | Barbara-Anne Barrett | Great Britain |
6.31 | |
| 9 | Margrit Olfert |  East Germany |
6.29 | |
| 10 | Diana Yorgova |  Bulgaria |
6.07 (w: 0.4 m/s) |
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| 11 | Birgitta Larsson |  Sweden |
6.06 (w: 1.2 m/s) |
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| 12 | Radojka Francoti |  Yugoslavia |
6.05 |
Qualification
13 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheila Sherwood | Great Britain |
6.41 | Q |
| 2 | Ingrid Mickler | West Germany |
6.40 | Q |
| 3 | Christa Herzog | West Germany |
6.40 | Q |
| 4 | Heide Rosendahl | West Germany |
6.40 | Q |
| 5 | Irena Szewińska | Poland |
6.31 | Q |
| 6 | Meta Antenen | Switzerland |
6.28 | Q |
| 7 | Margrit Olfert | East Germany |
6.25 | Q |
| 8 | Barbara-Anne Barrett | Great Britain |
6.23 | q |
| 9 | Viorica Viscopoleanu | Romania |
6.17 | q |
| 10 | Radojka Francoti | Yugoslavia |
6.12 | q |
| 11 | Birgitta Larsson | Sweden |
6.09 | q |
| 12 | Diana Yorgova | Bulgaria |
6.09 | q |
| 13 | Sieglinde Ammann | Switzerland |
6.03 | |
| 14 | Tuula Rautanen |  Finland |
6.01 | |
| 15 | Hannah Kleinpeter |  Austria |
5.74 | |
| 16 | Margaret Murphy |  Ireland |
5.73 | |
| 17 | Jarmila Strejčková |  Czechoslovakia |
5.66 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 17 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.
- Austria (1)
- Bulgaria (1)
- Czechoslovakia (1)
- East Germany (1)
- Finland (1)
- Ireland (1)
- Poland (1)
- Romania (1)
- Sweden (1)
- Switzerland (2)
- Great Britain (2)
- West Germany (3)
- Yugoslavia (1)
References
- European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 412–420, retrieved 13 August 2014
| Long jump at the European Athletics Championships | |
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| Men | |
| Women | |
| European Athletics Championships champions in women's long jump | |
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