Musa Dogon Yaro (27 February 1945 – August 2008) was a Nigerian sprinter. Musa competed in the men's 400 metres at the

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Personal life

Dogonyaro attended

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, where he was a football and track athlete. He later earned a doctorate degree in physical education. He worked at the Kaduna State Sports Council and was later director of Sports development at the Federal Ministry of Sports. He was a father of four children.

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* 1945 births 2008 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games Nigerian male sprinters Olympic athletes of Nigeria Place of birth missing Commonwealth Games competitors for Nigeria 20th-century Nigerian people {{Nigeria-athletics-bio-stub