The men's 10 metre air pistol event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on August 9 at the Beijing Shooting Range Hall, and was won by the reigning World champion, Pang Wei of the host country, who thus became the first male gold medal winner of the Beijing Olympics.

In the qualifier, each shooter fired 60 shots with an air pistol at 10 metres distance.

Kim Jong-su of North Korea originally won the bronze medal, but was disqualified after he tested positive for propranolol, upgrading Turner from fourth to third place.

The qualification round was held between 12:00 and 13:45 China Standard Time (UTC+8), with all shooters fitting into a single relay.

DQ Disqualified – Q Qualified for final ^ 1: Kim was third in the original official result list for the qualification round, but was disqualified several days after the final had taken place.