| Host City | Göteborg |
|---|---|
| Country | |
| Held | 22 – 23 May 1971 |
| Competitors | 36 |
| Countries | 9 |
Men
| Event | Gender | Held | Status | Competitors | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -63 kg | Men | — | Medal | 4 | 4 |
| -70 kg | Men | — | Medal | 4 | 4 |
| -80 kg | Men | — | Medal | 4 | 3 |
| -93 kg | Men | — | Medal | 4 | 3 |
| +93 kg | Men | — | Medal | 4 | 3 |
| Open | Men | — | Medal | 4 | 4 |
| Team | Men | — | Medal | 22 | 4 |
| Pos | Country | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2 | East Germany | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 3 | Soviet Union | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | |
| 4 | Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 5 | Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 6 | Poland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| = | Spain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 9 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Event | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -63 kg, Men | Jean-Jacques Mounier |
|
Shengeli Pitskhelauri |
|
Ferenc Szabó Karl-Heinz Werner |
|
| -70 kg, Men | Rudolf Hendel |
|
Antoni Zajkowski |
|
Pierre Guichard Valery Dvoynikov |
|
| -80 kg, Men | Guy Auffray |
|
Guram Gogolauri |
|
Brian Jacks Patrick Clément |
|
| -93 kg, Men | Helmut Howiller |
|
Vladimir Pokatayev |
|
Ernst Eugster Peter Snijders |
|
| +93 kg, Men | Wim Ruska |
|
Valentin Gutsu |
|
Alfred Meier Givi Onashvili |
|
| Open, Men | Vitaly Kuznetsov |
|
Santiago Ojeda |
|
Henk Kruys Reinhard Otto |
|
| Team, Men | Great Britain |
|
Netherlands |
|
Soviet Union France |
|