Steeve Guenot won France's first wrestling gold medal since the Paris Olympics of 1924 when he came out on top in the 66kg competition in Beijing.
Guenot, 22, beat Kanatbek Begaliev of Kyrgyzstan 3-0 3-1.
"This is the most beautiful day of my life. It's the first gold for France and I'm very proud," he said.
Guenot's elder brother Cristophe later made it a double celebration by winning bronze in the 74kg category. The gold went to Georgia's Manuchar Kvirkelia.
"Our father taught us the value of hard work," said Christophe.
"I always trained with my younger brother. Training together is very good motivation. It pushes me to succeed. Hopefully, this will start a new era in French wrestling."
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