Nimet Karakuş, (born January 23, 1993, in

Korkuteli Korkuteli is a district of Antalya Province in the Mediterranean region of Turkey, north-west of the city of Antalya. It was previously called Istanoz or Stenez Etymology Its modern name comes from Korkut, an Ottoman prince, who was murdered by ...

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, Turkey) is a Turkish sprinter competing in the

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and

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events. The tall athlete at is a member of Fenerbahçe Athletics, where she is coached by Alper Başyiğit. 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

event at the

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by improving her national record for juniors from 11.53 to 11.33. AT the

2013 Islamic Solidarity Games The 3rd Islamic Solidarity Games was an international sporting event held in Palembang, Indonesia from 22 September to 1 October 2013. The 2009 event, originally scheduled to take place in Iran, and later re-scheduled for April 2010, was cancelle ...

held in

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, 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 Sema Aydemir (born 17 August 1985) is a Turkish female sprinter, who is specializes in the 400m hurdles event. The tall athlete at is a member of Enkaspor, where she is coached by Tayfun Aygün. In her early years she competed in the heptathl ...

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* 1993 births People from Korkuteli Living people Turkish female hurdlers Turkish female sprinters Fenerbahçe athletes Olympic athletes for Turkey Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Turkey Athletes (track and field) at the 2013 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in athletics 21st-century Turkish women Islamic Solidarity Games gold medalists for Turkey Islamic Solidarity Games silver medalists for Turkey {{Turkey-athletics-bio-stub