The men's 10 metre air rifle event at the 2016 Olympic Games took place on 8 August 2016.

[1] The event consisted of two rounds: a qualifier and a final.

In the qualifier, each shooter fired 60 shots with an air rifle at 10 metres' distance from the standing position.

[2] Niccolò Campriani of Italy won the gold medal, Ukraine's Serhiy Kulish won the silver medal while Russia's Vladimir Maslennikov won the bronze medal.

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