Rene Zahkna (born 2 October 1994) is an Estonian biathlete. Zahkna won two medals at the 2015 European Championships and two medals at the 2014 European Championships, two medals at the 2013 Junior World Championships and two medals at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics. He debuted in the Biathlon World Cup on 13 March 2014 in Kontiolahti, Finland, finishing 68th. He earned his first World cup points on 13 January 2016 in Ruhpolding, Germany, with a 34th position finish.
He represented Estonia at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Biathlon results All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.
Olympic Games EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelay 2018 Pyeongchang 65th 75th — — 13th — 2022 Beijing 68th 50th 50th — 15th 16th 2026 Milano Cortina 42nd 44th 51st — 13th 15th
World Championships EventIndividualSprintPursuitMass StartRelayMixed RelaySingle Mixed Relay 2015 Kontiolahti — — — — 15th — rowspan="3" 2016 Oslo 81st — — — 14th 21st 2017 Hochfilzen 45th — — — 21st 21st 2019 Östersund — 68th — — 14th 14th 11th 2020 Antholz-Anterselva 35th 59th 49th — 21st 15th 12th 2021 Pokljuka 32nd 42nd 39th — 21st 19th 10th 2023 Oberhof 90th 58th DNS — 15th 15th 9th 2024 Nove Mesto 40th 36th 40th — 17th 12th 11th 2025 Lenzerheide 46th 69th — — 11th 13th 15th
World Cup Season Overall Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position2015-16 8 97th 7 58th — — 1 79th — —2016-17Didn't earn World Cup point2017-18 7 90th — — 7 80th — — — —2018-19 17 84th — — 3 85th 14 63rd — —2019-20 6 89th 6 59th — — — — — —2020-21 12 85th 11 52nd — — 1 78th — —
Team podiums 1 podiums No. Season Date Location Race Place Team1 2019–20 25 January 2020 Pokljuka Single Mixed Relay 2nd Zahkna / Oja
Winter Youth Olympics EventSprintPursuitRelayMixed Relay 2012 Innsbruck Silver Silver 8th 8th
Junior/Youth World Championships EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelay 2012 Kontiolahti 65th 23rd 18th 18th 2013 Obertilliach 5th Bronze Silver 10th 2014 Presque Isle 24th 24th 15th - 2015 Minsk 19th 14th 21st 11th
European Championships EventIndividualSprintPursuitMixed Relay 2013 Bansko 28th 21st 14th - 2014 Nove Mesto Gold 17th 14th Bronze 2015 Otepää Silver 5th Silver 5th
Personal His father is a former biathlete Hillar Zahkna.
See also List of professional sports families
References
External links
Rene Zahkna at Biathlon.ee
Rene Zahkna at Milano Cortina 2026