Alexander Grimm won Germany's first gold of the Games in the men's singles kayak slalom on Tuesday ahead of Frenchman Fabien Lefevre and Togo's Benjamin Boukpeti.

Alexander Grimm of Germany celebrates his victory in men's kayak (K1) final at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 12, 2008. [Agencies]

Grimm, starting his final run in fourth place, jumped to first by blazing down the course without an error and taking the difficult upstream gates smoothly.

Boukpeti, ranked 56th in the world, stunned the field by taking the lead in his first run and held on to win Togo's first Olympic medal.