The Algerian fighter won every round on every judges scorecards to claim the gold medal by beating Chinese world champion Yang Liu by unanimous decision.
But, Khelif, 25, has been at the centre of a gender row at the Olympics.
The IBA had said that Khelif and Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-ting, who contests her final on Saturday, “failed to meet the eligibility criteria for participating in the women’s competition, as set and laid out in the IBA regulations”.
In response the International Olympic Committee (IOC), which currently runs the boxing events at the Olympics, has allowed the pair to compete and strongly criticised the IBA, insisting Khelif and Lin were “born and raised as women”.
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Speaking to the world media after her win she hit-back at the critics that have questioned her inclusion and gender.
She said: “As for whether I qualify or not, whether I’m a woman or not – I have made many statements in the media – I am fully qualified to take part in this competition.
“I’m a woman like any other woman.
“I was born a woman, I lived a woman, I competed as a woman. There’s no doubt about that.”
She continued: “There are enemies, enemies of success. This is what I call them.
“These are the enemies of success. And that also gives my success a special taste because of these attacks.”
“First and foremost, the Olympics is a dream, it’s a dream for every athlete.
“Here in Paris, thank God, the whole world, the Arab world, the Algerians, they all know how hard I worked.”
She stated that she hopes a lesson can be learned from her extraordinary experience.
“I think that the whole world now knows the story of Imane Khelif. I’m from a very small village, from a very small family. I was born and raised in poor neighbourhoods. But my family was always proud of me, they always supported me in this sport.
“My message to the whole world is that they should commit to Olympic principles and they should avoid bullying. They should not bully people. This is a message of the Olympics. The Olympic values are extremely important and I hope that people will stop bullying.
“I hope that we will not see any similar attacks in future Olympics.
“The attacks I heard on social media were extremely bad, they were meaningless, and they impact the dignity of people.
“All the women that came to support me today sent a message, saying that our honour is above everything else.”
Well I hope you enjoy this medal as you will never be competing in another WOMANS BOXING sport again at the Olympics. Unless of course you want to compete as a man – WHICH YOU ARE.