Masayuki Haga

Masayuki Haga

Masayuki Haga (right) at Paris 2024 Summer Olympians and Paralympians Japan National Team parade event on November 30th, 2024
Born	(1984-11-12) November 12, 1984 (age 40) Matsudo, Chiba, Japan
Occupation(s)	Wheelchair rugby player
Rugby union career
Position(s) - International career Years Team Apps (Points) Japan
Medal record Representing   Japan Paralympic Games Wheelchair rugby 2024 Paris Wheelchair Rugby 2016 Rio de Janeiro Wheelchair Rugby 2020 Tokyo Wheelchair Rugby

Masayuki Haga (羽賀 理之, Haga Masayuki; born November 12, 1984) is a Japanese wheelchair rugby player who currently plays for PeptiDream/AXE and the Japanese national team. ^[1]

Background and career

After playing baseball from an early age, Haga started wheelchair rugby at the age of 20 after suffering a spinal cord injury in an accident. He was selected to represent Japan at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, where he contributed to the team's first medal win. ^[2] In 2019, he was appointed vice captain of the Japanese wheelchair rugby team. ^[3]

In 2021, Haga was selected as a recommended player for the Japanese national team for the 2020 Summer Paralympics and won a bronze medal. ^{[4] [5]}

References

1. "東京2020パラリンピック競技大会特設サイト" (in Japanese). 一般社団法人日本スポーツ広告協会. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021.
2. "ウィルチェアーラグビー羽賀理之選手に松戸市民栄誉賞" (in Japanese). 松戸市. 12 December 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
3. "羽賀 理之 車いすラグビー選手" (PDF) (in Japanese). 神奈川県人権啓発推進会議. 26 June 2021.
4. "東京2020パラリンピック競技大会日本代表推薦選手について JWRF 一般社団法人 日本車いすラグビー連盟" (in Japanese). 日本車いすラグビー連盟. 21 June 2021. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
5. "【東京パラリンピック】「日本ラグビー」で2大会連続銅メダル！ 池主将のリーダーシップと仲間たち" (in Japanese). ラグビー共和国. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.