jehličková's final year of competition at a high level was in 1972. she won her last national title in the 1500 m, bringing her total over both middle-distance events to seven national titles overall. she achieved personal bests of 2:04.7 minutes for the 800 m and 4:08.39 minutes for the 1500 m that year. 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.