Arnold Thomas Anderson (22 March 1912 – 17 January 1996) was a New Zealand track and field athlete, navy officier and school teacher.

He won a bronze medal for his country at the 1938 British Empire Games, joined the Royal Navy in World War II and then taught Latin and French at King's High School in New Zealand.

[1] He was educated at Timaru Boys' High School,[2] and went on to study at Canterbury University College, from where he graduated MA in 1938.

[6] Also at the Sydney games, he was a member of the New Zealand foursome that won the bronze medal in the men's 4 x 440 yards relay.

[4] Following demobilisation, in 1946 Anderson was appointed as a teacher at King's High School, Dunedin, where his main teaching interests were Latin and French.