The men's ISSF 25 meter rapid fire pistol event at the 2016 Olympic Games took place on 12 and 13 August 2016 at the National Shooting Center.

Reitz, the bronze medalist in 2008, was the 12th man to win multiple medals in the rapid fire pistol.

The medals were presented by Austin Sealy, IOC member, Barbados and Franz Schreiber, Secretary General of the International Shooting Sport Federation.

Three of the six finalists from 2012 returned: gold medalist Leuris Pupo of Cuba, fourth-place finisher Alexei Klimov of Russia, and sixth place finisher (and 2008 bronze medalist) Christian Reitz of Germany.

Kim and Reitz shared the world record for the qualifying round.

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.

Christian Reitz matched the Olympic records in both the qualifying and final rounds.