| Announced athlete | Qualified |
| Host nation - 1 |
| --. Emerson Duarte |  Brazil | |
| World Championships 2014 - 2 |
| --. Kim Jun-hong |  South Korea | Kim Jun-hong |
| --. Oliver Geis |  Germany | Oliver Geis |
| World Cup 3 2015 ISSF - 2 |
| --. Jean Quiquampoix |  France | Jean Quiquampoix |
| --. Kang Min-su | South Korea | Song Jong-ho |
| World Cup 5 2015 ISSF - 2 |
| --. Leuris Pupo |  Cuba | Leuris Pupo |
| --. Christian Reitz | Germany | Christian Reitz |
| World Cup 6 2015 ISSF - 2 |
| --. Alexei Klimov |  Russia | Alexei Klimov |
| --. Keith Sanderson |  United States | Keith Sanderson |
| European Games 2015 - 1 |
| --. Jorge Llames |  Spain | Jorge Llames |
| Pan American Games 2015 - 1 |
| --. Emil Milev | United States | Brad Balsley |
| European Championships 2015 - 1 |
| --. Roman Bondaruk |  Ukraine | Roman Bondaruk |
| World Cup 7 2015 ISSF - 2 |
| --. Li Yuehong |  China | Hu Haozhe |
| --. Zhang Fusheng | China | Lao Jiajie |
| Exchanged | South Korea | Kim Cheong-yong |
| Kim Cheong-yong secured a second quota place for Korea in the men's 10 m air pistol, but the slot was occupied by Jin Jong-oh as a double starter based on his cumulative scores at the national selection trials. As a result, the Korean Shooting Federation decided to exchange it with an additional women's 10 m air rifle spot, which was awarded to Park Hae-mi. |
| Oceania Championships 2015 - 1 |
| --. David Chapman |  Australia | David Chapman |
| African Championships 2015 - 1 |
| --. Ahmed Shaban |  Egypt | Ahmed Shaban |
| Asian Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2016 - 2 |
| --. Teruyoshi Akiyama |  Japan | Teruyoshi Akiyama |
| --. Eita Mori | Japan | Eita Mori |
| Additional - 18 |
| Exchange of quota places - 1 |
| --. Riccardo Mazzetti |  Italy | |
| Italy secured an additional quota place in the men's 50 m pistol at the 2015 European Shooting Championships, but the Italian Olympic Committee and the Italian Sport Shooting Federation (UITS) chose to exchange it with the men's 25 m rapid fire pistol instead based on performances throughout the qualifying period. The slot was occupied by Riccardo Mazzetti. |
| Tripartite Commission Invitation - 1 |
| --. Ghulam Mustafa Bashir |  Pakistan | |
| Re-allocation of unused quota - 2 |
| --. Ruslan Lunev |  Azerbaijan | |
| --. Peeter Olesk |  Estonia | |
| Athletes qualified in other events - 4 |
| --. Gurpreet Singh |  India | |
| --. Marko Carillo |  Peru | |
| --. Piotr Daniluk |  Poland | |
| --. Pavlo Korostylov | Ukraine | |
| Total - 26 Shooters. |
