Career
She competed twice at the Summer Olympic Games (1968 and 1972). During her career, she set personal bests of 2:04.7 minutes for the 800 metres and 4:08.39 minutes for the 1500 m. Born in Hořice, Jehličková established herself at national level in the mid-1960s in the 800 m, which was then the longest distance regularly by women.
This earned her her debut at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, where she was a semi-finalist.
The longer 1500 m was introduced as a championship event for the 1969 European Athletics Championships—the first time the women"s race was incorporated at a major international event—and it began to be contested more widely. The 1500 m world record holder Paola Pigni was among the favourites for the 1969 European title, but it was Jehličková that triumphed, breaking the world record in the process with a time of 4:10.77 minutes for the gold medal.
She did not compete in the 1970 season, but returned in 1971 to repeat her middle-distance double at the national championships. Jehličková"s final year of competition at a high level was in 1972.
Her last major appearance came at the 1972 Munich Olympics.
She proved to be a spent force, finishing a distant last in her 1500 m semi-final. She ranked twelfth in the world on time for that season.