Defending champion Alfred Lane took bronze, the first man to win multiple medals in the event.

Brazil's Afrânio da Costa finished between the two Americans, taking silver.

[2][3] Of the top ten shooters from the pre-World War I 1912 Games, only the defending gold medalist, Alfred Lane of the United States, returned.

[3] Pistols with hairspring triggers, allowed in the world championship, continued to be banned.

[citation needed] Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.