Australian Shane Thompson, 41, was approached by a reporter who asked what he thought about Team GB doing really well while his own country were going backwards.
Shane appeared to grit his teeth and he was obviously emotional, as he choked on his words a number of times before saying "Well done!"
The reporter asked if he had heard the question properly and Shane nodded.
"Fair play to the poms. It's good to see them winning things. Makes me proud that I have this connection with them," said Shane.
"Somewhere between 'Billabong' and 'Rolf' in the Australian dictionary I came across 'Humility' and I'm truly humbled. We still trounce them at cricket and they only win sitting down," added Shane, partially reverting to type due to a conditioned reflex.
Australia, who introduced Gloating to the Olympic schedule in Sydney 2000, haven't won a medal in that event this year
Shane admitted that the only other time he had said 'well done' to someone from Britain was when an English chef asked him how he would like his steak cooked.
