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In 1986, Wide World of Sports in celebrating its 25th Anniversary would weekly broadcast a short highlight from the first 25 years:
- Steve Mahre winning the 1982 World Championship in giant slalom.
- Kathleen McCartney passing a struggling Julie Moss in the final meters of the 1982 Ironman Triathlon in Hawaii.
- Cassius Clay's win over Sonny Liston.
- Marcia Frederick winning the uneven bars at the 1978 World Championships.
- Dorothy Hamill returning to the ice after leaving in tears from the West German crowd over the scores of the previous skater and capturing the silver medal at the 1974 Worlds.
- A series of highlights of events from Czechoslovakia: Donald Jackson completing the first triple lutz in winning the 1962 Worlds; The Czechs upsetting the Soviets in the 1972 World Ice Hockey Championships; Irina Rodnina and Aleksandr Zaitsev winning their first World title despite the music failing; Pavel Ploc winning the 1983 World Ski Flying Championship
- Kurt Thomas winning the 1978 World title in floor exercise.
- Scott Hamilton capturing his first world title in 1981.
- The first episode, Jim McKay covering the 1961 Penn Relays.
- George Foreman taking the world title from Joe Frazier in 1973.
- Wilma Rudolph winning the 100 meters at the 1961 USA/USSR Dual Meet in Moscow.
- Pele winning the 1970 World Cup for Brazil over Italy; and at his retirement while a member of the New York Cosmos.
- Jim Beatty running the first four minute mile indoors in 1962.
- Highlights of gymnasts Olga Korbut, Nadia Comaneci and Mary Lou Retton.
- Evil Knievel's attempt to jump the Snake River.
- A.J. Foyt winning the 1967 Indianapolis 500.
In 1986, Wide World of Sports in celebrating its 25th Anniversary would weekly broadcast a short highlight from the first 25 years:
- Steve Mahre winning the 1982 World Championship in giant slalom.
- Kathleen McCartney passing a struggling Julie Moss in the final meters of the 1982 Ironman Triathlon in Hawaii.
- Cassius Clay's win over Sonny Liston.
- Marcia Frederick winning the uneven bars at the 1978 World Championships.
- Dorothy Hamill returning to the ice after leaving in tears from the West German crowd over the scores of the previous skater and capturing the silver medal at the 1974 Worlds.
- A series of highlights of events from Czechoslovakia: Donald Jackson completing the first triple lutz in winning the 1962 Worlds; The Czechs upsetting the Soviets in the 1972 World Ice Hockey Championships; Irina Rodnina and Aleksandr Zaitsev winning their first World title despite the music failing; Pavel Ploc winning the 1983 World Ski Flying Championship
- Kurt Thomas winning the 1978 World title in floor exercise.
- Scott Hamilton capturing his first world title in 1981.
- The first episode, Jim McKay covering the 1961 Penn Relays.
- George Foreman taking the world title from Joe Frazier in 1973.
- Wilma Rudolph winning the 100 meters at the 1961 USA/USSR Dual Meet in Moscow.
- Pele winning the 1970 World Cup for Brazil over Italy; and at his retirement while a member of the New York Cosmos.
- Jim Beatty running the first four minute mile indoors in 1962.
- Highlights of gymnasts Olga Korbut, Nadia Comaneci and Mary Lou Retton.
- Evil Knievel's attempt to jump the Snake River.
- A.J. Foyt winning the 1967 Indianapolis 500.
