Photo: Jonas de Carvalho from Rio de Janeiro, Brasil / CC BY-SA 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Kazushi Hano is one of those athletes who quietly flies under the radar, and honestly that makes me more curious about him, not less. Sevens is basically rugby on fast-forward: smaller squads, massive open field, you need explosive pace and the tactical brain to read space in real time, all while running your legs off. That's not a small ask. He scored one of Japan's two tries in the 2014 Asian Games sevens final win and went on to the 2016 Rio Olympics, which says plenty about his engine. Coming out of Nagoya and Chuo University to play at that level until his retirement in 2023 takes a certain kind of stubbornness.
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Overview
Kazushi Hano is a Japanese former rugby union and sevens rugby player born on June 21, 1991, in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture. He competed in both the fifteen-a-side and seven-a-side formats of rugby union. He played for NTT Communications Shining Arcs and Urayasu D-Rocks, helped Japan win sevens gold at the 2014 Asian Games, competed at the 2016 Rio Olympics, and retired in 2023.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kazushi Hano
- Name (Japanese)
- 羽野一志
- Reading
- はの かずし
- Born
- June 21, 1991 (age 35)
- Origin
- Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
- Height
- 185 cm
- Occupation
- Rugby union player / Sevens rugby player
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Goat
2. Links
3. About this entry
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Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Kazushi Hano born?
Kazushi Hano was born on June 21, 1991 and is 35 years old.
Where is Kazushi Hano from?
Kazushi Hano is from Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
What does Kazushi Hano do?
Kazushi Hano works as Rugby union player, Sevens rugby player.
How tall is Kazushi Hano?
Kazushi Hano is 185 cm tall.
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