The 1971 Men's European Volleyball Championship was the eighth edition of the event, organized by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball. It was hosted in several cities in Italy from September 23 to October 1, 1971, with the final round held in Milan.

Place Team  Soviet Union  Czechoslovakia  Romania 4.  East Germany 5.  Hungary 6.  Poland 7.  Bulgaria 8.  Italy 9.  Netherlands 10.  Belgium 11.  Yugoslavia 12.  Israel 13.  Finland 14.  France 15.  Turkey 16.  West Germany 17.  Sweden 18.  Greece 19.   Switzerland 20.  Denmark 21.  Austria 22.  Scotland —  Albania —  England

1971 Men's European champions  Soviet Union Fourth title

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