What place did Steve achieve after overtaking his friend?

Question

In an 800 m marathon, Steve managed to overtake his friend, Roderick, in the last 7 seconds of the race, who would have otherwise finished second.
What place did Steve achieve after overtaking his friend?
What place would Steve have achieved had he managed to overtake the last runner?

Answer 1

Steve now finished 2nd.
He would have finished 1st if he had overtaken the last runner (assuming there are only 3 runners).

Answer 2

Steve now finishes the second.
He would have finished the second from last if he had overtaken the last runner.

Answer 3

For the first question, the answer is second as Roderick was in second before being overtaken.
As for the second question, it's second, but from the last