He won a bronze medal in the 4x400 m relay at the 1995 World Indoor Championships in Barcelona, along with Hiroyuki Hayashi, Seiji Inagaki, and Masayoshi Kan. He also won a bronze medal in the 1992 World Junior Championships in the 4x400 m relay. Ono holds the Japanese under 20 record in the indoor 800 meters, with a time of 1:49.09. He was the Japanese champion in the 800 meters in 1994 and 1995.