Nimet Karakuş

{{Short description|Turkish sprinter (born 1993)}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Nimet Karakuş

| image = Nimet Karakuş 2012.jpg

| imagesize = 180px

| caption = Nimet Karakuş at the 2012 Summer Olympics

| nationality = Turkish

| sport = Running

| event = 100 m, 200 m

| club = Fenerbahçe Athletics

| coach = Alper Başyiğit

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|01|23}}

| birth_place = Korkuteli, Antalya Province, Turkey

| residence =

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height = {{convert|1.68|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|64|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

| pb =

• 100 m 11.33 (2012)
• 200 m 23.40 (2013)

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport |Women's Athletics}}

{{MedalCountry |{{TUR}} }}

{{MedalCompetition |Islamic Solidarity Games }}

{{MedalSilver |2013 Palembang|100 m }}

{{MedalGold |2013 Palembang|4×100 m relay }}

{{MedalCompetition |Mediterranean Games }}

{{MedalBronze |2013 Mersin|200 m }}

}}

Nimet Karakuş, (born January 23, 1993, in Korkuteli, Antalya Province, Turkey) is a Turkish sprinter competing in the 100 m and 200 m events.{{cite news |url=http://arsiv.sabah.com.tr/2007/04/29/pz/haber,A515E4BD5BFC43B78B4B9C01B16FFAC3.html |newspaper=Sabah |title=Antalya'nın rüzgâr kızı: Nimet |author=Halis, Müjgan |date=2007-04-29 |language=Turkish |accessdate=2012-06-24 }}

The {{convert|1.68|m|ftin|abbr=on}} tall athlete at {{convert|64|kg|lb|abbr=on}} is a member of Fenerbahçe Athletics, where she is coached by Alper Başyiğit.{{cite web |url=http://www.gsb.gov.tr/londra2012/site/sporcular.asp?nameid=475 |publisher=GSB |title=Türk Sporcular 2012 Londra Olimpiyatinda-Atletizm-Nimet Karakuş |language=Turkish |accessdate=2012-07-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005053956/http://www.gsb.gov.tr/londra2012/site/sporcular.asp?nameid=475 |archive-date=2013-10-05 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://www.european-athletics.org/event_files/tallinn/bio/athletebio.php?bib=1408&code=102 |publisher=European Athletics |title=European Athletics Junior Championships Tallinn/EST |accessdate=2012-06-24 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.turkatletizm.com/bilgi-deposu/k2/item/348-karaku%C5%9Ftan-%C3%A7etinkaya-ziyaret.html |publisher=Türk Atletizm |title=Karakuş'tan Çetinkaya ziyaret |language=Turkish |accessdate=2012-06-24 }}

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.

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.{{cite web |url=http://www.taf.org.tr/?p=6037 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121222063745/http://www.taf.org.tr/?p=6037 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-12-22 |publisher=Türkiye Atletizm Federasyonu |title=Balkan Gençler Rekorla Başladı |language=Turkish |accessdate=2012-06-24 }}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.3rdisgindonesia.com/frontpage/category/3 |publisher=The 3rd Islamic Solidarity Games |title=Athletics-Results |accessdate=2013-10-03 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130930174329/http://www.3rdisgindonesia.com/frontpage/category/3 |archivedate=2013-09-30 }}