The men's ISSF 25 meter rapid fire pistol event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on August 15 and 16 at the Beijing Shooting Range Hall.

It was Schumann's fifth and final Olympic medal in the event; with three golds and two silvers, he was individually more successful than any nation other than Germany.

After rule changes, new Olympic records were established by Keith Sanderson (qualification round) and Petriv (final).

[3] The post-World War II event substantially altered the competition once again.

The 2006 world champion and runner-up were both from China: Zhang Penghui and Liu Zhongsheng.

To compete, a shooter needed a quota spot and to achieve a Minimum Qualification Score (MQS).

The 1992 competition had introduced round targets rather than the silhouettes used from 1948 to 1988 as well as many pre-World War II versions of the event.