Arne Andersson (27 October 1917 – 1 April 2009) was a Swedish middle-distance runner who became famous for his rivalry with his compatriot Gunder Hägg in the 1940s. Andersson set a 1500 metres world record in Gothenburg in August 1943 with a time of 3:45.0 minutes. He was born in Trollhättan, Sweden. Andersson set three world records in the mile: the first in Stockholm in July 1942 (4:06.2); this record was broken in the same year by Hägg (4:04.6).
