Roy Andersen

{{short description|Norwegian long-distance runner}}

{{about||the South African businessman and officer|Roy Andersen (general)|those of a similar name|Roy Anderson (disambiguation)}}

Roy Andersen (born 2 April 1955) is a former Norwegian long-distance runner.

Internationally he finished tenth at the 1982 European Championships and 38th at the 1986 World Cross Country Championships. He also competed at the 1983 World Championships without reaching the final.{{cite web|url=http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/internasjonalt/Documents/ma.htm|title=A|publisher=Norwegian Athletics|accessdate=13 April 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924040825/http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/internasjonalt/Documents/ma.htm|archivedate=24 September 2015}}{{World Athletics}}

He became national marathon champion in 1987 and half marathon champion in 1988.{{cite web|url=http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/mmar.htm|title=Maraton/Marathon|publisher=Norwegian Athletics|accessdate=1 November 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111215125912/http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/mmar.htm|archivedate=15 December 2011}}{{cite web|url=http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/mhalfmar.htm|title=Halv-maraton/Half-marathon|publisher=Norwegian Athletics|accessdate=1 November 2010}} He won the 5000 metres silver medals in 1982 and 1983,{{cite web|url=http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/m5000.htm|title=5000 meter|publisher=Norwegian Athletics|accessdate=1 November 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111215152037/http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/m5000.htm|archivedate=15 December 2011}} won the 10,000 metres silver in 1982, and a bronze in 1985.{{cite web|url=http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/m10000.htm|title=10000 meter|publisher=Norwegian Athletics|accessdate=1 November 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509031809/http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/m10000.htm|archivedate=9 May 2012}} In cross-country running Andersen became national champion in 1982, 1985 and 1986 with a silver in 1988 (10 km). He represented the club Tønsberg FIK.{{cite web|url=http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/m10kmt.htm|title=10 km Terrengløp/Cross Country|publisher=Norwegian Athletics|accessdate=1 November 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509032204/http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/m10kmt.htm|archivedate=9 May 2012}}

His personal best times were 8:01.58 minutes in the 3000 metres (1983), 8:47.61 minutes in the 3000 metres steeplechase (1981), 13:31.43 minutes in the 5000 metres (1983), 28:15.19 minutes in the 10,000 metres (1983), 1:02:42 hours in the half marathon (1986) and 2:12:47 hours in the marathon (1986).{{cite web|url=http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/alletider/Documents/sen/ma.htm|title=A|publisher=Norwegian Athletics|accessdate=13 April 2014}}