{{short description|Tanzanian long-distance runner}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}} '''Restituta Joseph Kemi ''' (born 30 July 1971 in Singida) is a Tanzanian long-distance runner. She twice carried the flag for Tanzania at the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics: in 2000 and 2004.
She was the 1997 and 1999 winner of the Corrida de Langueux race.
==International competitions== {| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}} |- !colspan="6"|Representing {{TAN}} |- |rowspan=2|1998 |rowspan=2|World Cross Country Championships |rowspan=2|Marrakesh, Morocco | 5th |Short race | |- | 17th |Long race | |- |rowspan=3|1999 |rowspan=2|World Cross Country Championships |rowspan=2|Belfast, United Kingdom | 5th |Short race | |- | 12th |Long race | |- |World Championships |Seville, Spain | 13th |10,000 m | |- |rowspan=2|2000 |rowspan=2|World Cross Country Championships |rowspan=2|Budapest, Hungary | 22nd |Long race | |- | 10th |Team | |- |rowspan=5|2001 |rowspan=4|World Cross Country Championships |rowspan=4|Ostend, Belgium | 24th |Short race | |- | 8th |Team | |- |13th |Long race | |- |9th |Team | |- |World Half Marathon Championships |Bristol, United Kingdom |15th |Half marathon | |- |2002 |Africa Military Games |Nairobi, Kenya |bgcolor=silver|2nd |5000 m<ref>[http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/afmg.htm Africa Military Games]. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-01-30.</ref> |}
==Personal bests== *800 metres - 2:08.31 min (1996) *1500 metres - 4:10.01 min (2001) *3000 metres - 8:44.28 min (2001) *5000 metres - 15:05.33 min (2001) *10,000 metres - 31:32.02 min (1999) *Half marathon - 1:07:59 min (2000) *Marathon - 2:43:52 min (2001)
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{World Athletics}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20200222100029/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/search/athlete_search.cgi?search=restituta+joseph+kemi+ sports-reference]
{{s-start}} {{s-sports|oly}} {{succession box | before = Ikaji Salum | title = Flagbearer for {{TAN}} | years = Sydney 2000 & Athens 2004 | after = Fabiano Joseph Naasi }} {{s-end}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Joseph, Restituta}} Category:1971 births Category:Living people Category:People from Singida Region Category:Tanzanian women long-distance runners Category:Tanzanian women marathon runners Category:Tanzanian women middle-distance runners Category:Olympic athletes for Tanzania Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Category:Commonwealth Games competitors for Tanzania Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Tanzania
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