Shooting at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol
| Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol at the Games of the XVII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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William McMillan (left) being commended by the Commandant of the Marine Corps after winning the rapid fire pistol event | ||||||||||
| Venue | Umberto I Shooting Range | |||||||||
| Dates | 8–9 September 1960 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 57 from 35 nations | |||||||||
| Winning score | 587 =OR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Shooting at the 1960 Summer Olympics | |
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| Rifle | |
| 300 m rifle three positions | men |
| 50 m rifle three positions | men |
| 50 m rifle prone | men |
| Pistol | |
| 25 m rapid fire pistol | men |
| 50 m pistol | men |
| Shotgun | |
| Trap | men |
The men's ISSF 25 meter rapid fire pistol was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1960 Summer Olympics programme. It was the 11th appearance of the event. The competition was held on 8 and 9 September 1960 at the shooting ranges in Rome. 57 shooters from 35 nations competed. Nations had been limited to two shooters each since the 1952 Games. The event was won by William McMillan of the United States, the nation's first victory in the event since 1924 and third overall (most of any nation). Silver went to Pentti Linnosvuo of Finland, similarly taking his nation's first medal since 1924. Aleksandr Zabelin of the Soviet Union earned bronze. The three men had tied for first after the main round of 60 shots and had required a three-way shoot-off to determine the medals.