The Women's 25 metre pistol event at the 2016 Olympic Games took place on 9 August 2016 at the National Shooting Center.

[1] The event consisted of three rounds: a qualifier, semifinal and a final.

In the qualifier, each shooter fired 60 shots with a pistol at 25 metres distance.

The medals were presented by René Fasel, IOC member, Switzerland and Susan Abbott, Council Member of the International Shooting Sport Federation.

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