Fencer Koki Kano became Japan's first individual epee Olympic champion on Sunday, beating France's Yannick Borel 15-9 as American defending champion Lee Kiefer won the women's foil.
Kano, 26, added to his team gold from Tokyo and for a second successive night the French crowd had to make do with silver after Auriane Mallo-Breton was runner-up in the women's epee on Saturday.
The men's final proved to be one-sided despite the best efforts of the 9,000 spectators at the magnificent Grand Palais.