The Women's 10 metre air pistol event at the 2016 Olympic Games took place on 7 August 2016 at the National Shooting Center.

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

In the qualifier, each shooter fired 40 shots with an air pistol at 10 metres distance.

The medals were presented by Barbara Kendall, IOC member, New Zealand and Gary Anderson, Vice President of the International Shooting Sport Federation.

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