Rene Zahkna

Rene Zahkna

Personal information
Full name	Rene Zahkna
Born	2 October 1994 Võru, Estonia
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Professional information
Sport	Biathlon
Club	Võru SpK
Skis	Fischer
World Cup debut	13 March 2014
World Championships
Teams	1 (2015)
Medals	0
World Cup
Seasons	3 (2013/14–)
Medal record Men's biathlon Competitor for  Estonia Winter Youth Olympics 2012 Innsbruck 7.5 km sprint 2012 Innsbruck 10 km pursuit Junior World Championships 2013 Obertilliach 10 km pursuit(Youth) 2013 Obertilliach 7.5 km sprint(Youth) Biathlon European Championships 2014 Nove Mesto 15 km individual(U21) 2015 Otepää 15 km individual(U21) 2015 Otepää 12.5 km pursuit(U21) 2014 Nove Mesto Mixed relay(U21)

Rene Zahkna (born 2 October 1994) is a 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 March 13, 2014 in Kontiolahti, Finland, finishing 68th. He earned his first World cup points on January 13, 2016 in Ruhpolding, Germany, with a 34th position finish.

Career results

World Championships

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass Start	Relay	Mixed Relay
2015 Kontiolahti	-	-	-	-	15th	-

Winter Youth Olympics

Event	Sprint	Pursuit	Relay	Mixed Relay
2012 Innsbruck	Silver	Silver	8th	8th

Junior/Youth World Championships

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Relay
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

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mixed Relay
2013 Bansko	28th	21st	14th	-
2014 Nove Mesto	Gold	17th	14th	Bronze
2015 Otepää	Silver	5th	Silver	5th

References

External links

• Rene Zahkna at the International Biathlon Union
• Eesti Spordileksikon