Rene Zahkna prize money
€7,150 in World Cup and World Championships prize money across the 2024/25 and 2025/26 seasons, from 9 paid races. The biggest single payday is €2,250, for the men's relay at the Ruhpolding World Cup 2025/26.
The IBU pays the first 30 in every individual race and the first eight teams in every relay a fixed sum for the place. Each figure on this page is that sum, at the place Rene Zahkna finished.
Rene Zahkna prize money by season
World Cup and World Championships, each season in full
season running total
Up €750 on the season before, in a year the World Cup ladder rose from €15,000 to €20,000 for a win.
Where Rene Zahkna's money comes from
The same total split by kind of race
Rene Zahkna's biggest paydays
The ten races that paid the most
Every paid race
9 of them, newest first
| Race | Date | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kontiolahti Men's individual | 6 March 2026 | 28th | €500 |
| Ruhpolding Men's relay | 15 January 2026 | 5th | €2,250 |
| Oberhof Men's relay | 11 January 2026 | 8th | €600 |
| Hochfilzen Men's relay | 14 December 2025 | 8th | €600 |
| Oslo Holmenkollen Men's pursuit | 22 March 2025 | 25th | €700 |
| Nové Město na Moravě Men's sprint | 6 March 2025 | 24th | €800 |
| Oberhof Single mixed relay | 12 January 2025 | 7th | €1,000 |
| Annecy-Le Grand Bornand Men's pursuit | 21 December 2024 | 30th | €200 |
| Kontiolahti Single mixed relay | 30 November 2024 | 8th | €500 |
Where two athletes tie on a place they share the money for the places they cover, so a tie for 12th pays each the average of 12th and 13th.
Rene Zahkna at each event
Every stop of the two seasons Rene Zahkna was paid at
| Event | Paid races | Best | Won there |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kontiolahti 2024/25 World Cup round 1 | 1 | relay | €500 |
| Annecy-Le Grand Bornand 2024/25 World Cup round 3 | 1 | 30th | €200 |
| Oberhof 2024/25 World Cup round 4 | 1 | relay | €1,000 |
| Nové Město na Moravě 2024/25 World Cup round 7 | 1 | 24th | €800 |
| Oslo Holmenkollen 2024/25 World Cup round 9 | 1 | 25th | €700 |
| Hochfilzen 2025/26 World Cup round 2 | 1 | relay | €600 |
| Oberhof 2025/26 World Cup round 4 | 1 | relay | €600 |
| Ruhpolding 2025/26 World Cup round 5 | 1 | relay | €2,250 |
| Kontiolahti 2025/26 World Cup round 7 | 1 | 28th | €500 |
Where Rene Zahkna sits on the money list
Ranked 163 of 233 across both seasons
| # | Athlete | Country | Wins | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Lou Jeanmonnot | France | 11 | €526,050 |
| 153 | Anna Juppe | Austria | €8,800 | |
| 154 | Maria Remenova | Slovakia | €8,650 | |
| 155 | Daniele Cappellari | Italy | €8,550 | |
| 156 | Leonhard Pfund | Germany | €8,550 | |
| 157 | Kristo Siimer | Estonia | €8,400 | |
| 158 | Miha Dovzan | Slovenia | €7,950 | |
| 159 | Anna Maka | Poland | €7,700 | |
| 160 | Renars Birkentals | Latvia | €7,600 | |
| 161 | Stefanie Scherer | Germany | €7,400 | |
| 162 | Patrick Jakob | Austria | €7,350 | |
| 164 | Jakob Kulbin | Estonia | €6,950 | |
| 165 | Adam Vaclavik | Czechia | €6,900 | |
| 166 | Dmitrii Shamaev | Romania | €6,400 | |
| 167 | Dunja Zdouc | Austria | €6,100 | |
| 168 | Gro Randby | Norway | €5,800 | |
| 169 | Konrad Badacz | Poland | €5,800 | |
| 170 | Gilonne Guigonnat | France | €5,750 | |
| 171 | Jake Brown | United States | €5,300 | |
| 172 | Gaëtan Paturel | France | €5,200 |
The rest of the Estonia team
Every Estonia athlete the IBU paid, by prize money
| # | Athlete | Paid races | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | Regina Ermits | 21 | €39,650 |
| 121 | Susan Külm | 9 | €16,500 |
| 129 | Tuuli Tomingas | 4 | €13,500 |
| 157 | Kristo Siimer | 9 | €8,400 |
| 163 | Rene Zahkna | 9 | €7,150 |
| 164 | Jakob Kulbin | 4 | €6,950 |
| 181 | Mark-Markos Kehva | 3 | €3,450 |
| 219 | Johanna Talihärm | 1 | €1,000 |
Frequently asked questions
How much prize money has Rene Zahkna won in biathlon?
€7,150 across the 2024/25 and 2025/26 seasons, from 9 paid races. That is 163rd of the 233 athletes the IBU paid, and 77th among the men.
How much did Rene Zahkna win in 2024/25?
€3,200 from 5 paid races in the 2024/25 season.
How much did Rene Zahkna win in 2025/26?
€3,950 from 4 paid races in the 2025/26 season.
What was Rene Zahkna's biggest payday?
€2,250 at the Ruhpolding World Cup 2025/26 on 15 January 2026, where Rene Zahkna 5th with the Estonia team in the men's relay.
How many races has Rene Zahkna won?
None across the 2024/25 and 2025/26 seasons. Rene Zahkna's best individual finish in that time was 24th.
How much has Rene Zahkna won in relays?
€4,950 from 5 paid relays, which is 69% of the total. A relay pays every athlete on a team the full rung for the team's place.
How does Rene Zahkna compare with the rest of the Estonia team?
Rene Zahkna took 7.4% of the €96,600 the IBU paid Estonia's 8 athletes across the two seasons, 5th of them.
Where to next
The events Rene Zahkna raced, and the athletes around them