Ingram, who won bronze at Beijing 2008 before claiming gold at London 2012, claimed the title after Argentina’s Jorge Lencina was forced to pull out of the final through injury.

The 30-year-old started the day with a victory over Canada’s Tony Walby, who he threw for ippon in just 22 seconds, and then went on to beat Russia’s Anatolii Shevchenko in the semi-finals by securing an arm lock that forced his opponent to tap out.

"It's always a pleasure to compete in front of a home crowd and so close to the Centre of Excellence as well - it’s a place I know well," said Ingram.

"It's good to see the other guys and in the same respect its good for them to see me, and see that I'm on good form.

"It puts thoughts in people's mind that 'he's looking sharp for the [Rio 2016] Games'.

"I do a lot of research on the players and everything was kind of how I imagined it would be which is great because it goes to show that the work I've done has been beneficial."

Shevchenko and the United States’ Dartanyon Crockett were the bronze medallists.

In the three-competitor men’s over 100kg category, world number one Wilians Araujo of Brazil took the gold medal ahead of home favourite Jack Hodgson, who ensured silver by throwing Venezuela’s William Montero Lopez for ippon in just six seconds.

Russia’s Abdula Kuramagomedov took top honours in the men’s under 100kg class, beating South Korea’s Gwang Geun Choi to the gold medal.

Kuramagomedov had earlier defeated Britain's Chris Skelley, who overcame London 2012 silver medallist Myles Porter of the US to take one of the two bronze medals.

Joining Skelley on the third step of the podium was Germany’s Oliver Upmann at the expense of Brazil’s Antonio Tenorio Silva.

In women’s competition, Germany’s Carmen Brussig topped the under 48kg podium ahead of Brazil’s Karla Cardoso and Argentina’s Paula Gomez, the silver and bronze medallists respectively.

France’s Sandrine Martinet won the under 52kg gold medal with second place occupied by Russia’s Alesya Stepaniuk, whose compatriot Viktoriia Potapova was one of two bronze medallists along with Canada’s Priscilla Gagne.

The women’s under 57kg title was won by Brazil’s Lucia Araujo, who was joined on the podium by Russian runner-up Natalia Ovchinnikova and third-place finishers Dure Rocio Ledesma of Argentina and Irina Frolova of Russia.

South Korea’s Song Lee Jin triumphed in the two-competitor women’s under 63kg class, which also featured Sweden’s Nicolina Pernheim.