He was the runnerup in his primary event , clocking a personal - best time of 8 : 57.94 .
The surprise point - scorer in the hurdles was Benjamin Johnson , who took third in the 400 IH despite being a steeplechase runner .
Benjamin Johnson was the runnerup in Benjamin Johnson 's primary event , clocking a personal - best time of 8 : 57.94 .
The surprise point - scorer in the hurdles was Benjamin Johnson , who took third in the 400 IH despite being a steeplechase runner .