Liliia Malanchuk ( UKR) vs Mariana Dragutan ( MDA) Final, , Matteo Pellicone 2022

At 53kg, Malanchuk scored two wins over U23 European champion Mariana Dragutan (MDA) to win the gold medal. The two first met in Round 2 in the morning session which Malanchuk won 32. Dragutan tried avenging that loss but a solid defensive performance from Malanchuk got her the gold with a 62 score. In the final, the score was tied 22 when Malanchuk worked on a cradle to secure the fall. Dragutan survived the fall but gave up two exposures in the process and trailed 62. The rest of the bout saw Dragutan trying to find an opening against Malanchuk who would not budge despite several attacks from the Moldova wrestler.