| Nimet Karakuş | |
| Nationality: | Turkish |
| Sport: | Running |
| Event: | 100 m, 200 m |
| Club: | Fenerbahçe Athletics |
| Coach: | Alper Başyiğit |
| Birth Date: | 23 January 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Korkuteli, Antalya Province, Turkey |
| Height: | 1.68m (05.51feet) |
| Weight: | 64kg (141lb) |
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Nimet Karakuş, (born January 23, 1993, in Korkuteli, Antalya Province, Turkey) is a Turkish sprinter competing in the 100 m and 200 m events.[1] The 1.68m (05.51feet) tall athlete at 64kg (141lb) is a member of Fenerbahçe Athletics, where she is coached by Alper Başyiğit.[2] [3] [4]
Born to Bayram Karakuş and his wife Hatice in the outskirts of Antalya, she was discovered at the age of eleven as a sprinter. She won several races in her age category and became soon a national athlete.[1]
She qualified to participate in the 100 m event at the 2012 Summer Olympics by improving her national record for juniors from 11.53 to 11.33.[5]
AT the 2013 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Palembang, Indonesia, Karakuş won a silver medal in the 100 m event and a gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay with her teammates Saliha Özyurt, Birsen Engin and Sema Apak.[6]
| 2008 | International Youth Match | Antalya, Turkey | 5th | 100 m | 12.67 J[7] | |
| 5th | 200 m | 26.56 J | ||||
| 2010 | Balkan Youth Championships | Edirne, Turkey | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 100 m | 12.25 J[8] |
| bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 4 × 100 m | 48.27 J | |||
| World Junior Championships | Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada | 30th (h) | 100m | 12.33 (wind: +0.3 m/s) | ||
| 22nd (sf) | 200m | 24.36 (wind: +1.6 m/s) | ||||
| 2012 | Balkan Junior Championships | Eskişehir, Turkey | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 100 m | 11.33 J |
| World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 100 m | 11.36 J | |
| 2013 | Mersin, Turkey | bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd | 200 m | 23.40 | |
| Palembang, Indonesia | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 100 m | 12.11 | ||
| bgcolor=gold | 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 46.59 |