The representative participants for the decathlon were undoubtedly to be the two previous gold medalists Ku Chin-shui and Li Fu-en. The choice for the heptathlon was not so clear-cut, so Chi Cheng decided to consult Ch'en Ting-hsiung.
十項毫無疑問是曾得過亞洲盃金牌的古金水及目前在陸光田徑隊服役的李福恩兩人與賽；七項呢？紀政詢問總教練陳定雄。