Nico Megaludis claimed one of three US gold medals at the Paris International ©UWW

Nico Megaludis, James Kennedy and Chase Pami secured a hat-trick of gold medals for the United States at the United World Wrestling-organised Paris International.

The trio dominated their respective freestyle finals at the Halle Maigrot in Paris' National Institute of Sport and Physical Education.

Megaludis earned the under 57 kilograms title with a tight final victory over Italian opponent Givi Davidori.

He won 3-2 to secure a second international title following his win in November's Bill Farrell International in New York City.

Frenchman Zoheir El-Ouarraqe and Belarus' Dzimchyk Rynchynau took the two bronze medals.

Kennedy took under 65kg honours with a more straightforward 10-0 triumph over Israeli Emrach Gasanov.

Bernard Futrell claimed another US medal by sharing bronze with home grappler Ilman Mukhtarov.

Pami made it three out of three by edging Hungary's Zsombor Gulyas 2-1 at under 70kg.

Team-mate Jason Welch took bronze alongside Jere Kunnas of Finland.

James Kennedy was another of the three American freestyle winners in Paris ©UWW
James Kennedy was another of the three American freestyle winners in Paris ©UWW

European nations swept all the other gold medal positions in the French capital.

Armenia won two of them in Greco-Roman divisions.

Maksim Manukyan beat Hungary's Erik Szilvassy in the under 85kg event before Karapet Chalyan won 2-1 against Poland's Arkadiusz Kulynycz at under 75kg.

Hungary's Zoltan Levai and Miras Barshylykov of Kazakhstan took the under 75kg bronze medals while Italy's Fabio Parisi and Poland's Tadeusz Michalik made the under 85kg podium.

Belarus' Ivan Yankouski denied the US a fourth freestyle gold by defeating Nathan Burak 7-0 at under 97kg.

Jordan Noblet of France and Wladimir Remel of Germany took bronze.

Norway's Felix Baldauf won a North European Greco-Roman under 98kg dual against Sweden's Pontus Lund, 5-1. 

American Daniel Miller and Iran's Ali Akbar Heidari took bronze.

A sole home win was secured by France's Koumba Larroque in the under 69kg women's event.

She won 8-0 over Signe Marie Fidje Store of Norway as Israel's Iliana Kratysh and France's Kendra Dacher shared bronze.