jaroslava jehličková (born 24 march 1942) is a czech former middle-distance runner for czechoslovakia. she was the first ever international champion in the women's 1500 metres, winning the gold at the 1969 european athletics championships in a world record time of 4:10.77 minutes. she competed twice at the summer olympic games (1968 and 1972). during her career, she set personal bests of 2:04.7 for the 800 metres and 4:08.39 for the 1500 m.