The German was forced to come from behind to overhaul qualification leader Pablo Carrera of Spain at the Hotel Habakuk and Dras Center.

Reitz won with a score of 241.6 points as Carrera eventually tumbled to fourth place. 

Damir Mikec of Serbia rose to second with 241.4 as Ismail Keles took bronze, with 220.7.

"Wow, what a final," said Reitz.

"In the last shot I lost pressure of my hand. 

"The shot before wasn’t a good shot also, I looked a little bit at my neighbour. 

"Well, honestly I must admit that I had quite a little bit [of] luck in the end."

Russia's Nikolai Kilin, Vladimir Gontcharov and Artem Chernousov won won the corresponding team competition with a score of 1,734.

Ukraine scored 1,728 to pip Serbia for bronze by a single point.

Snjezana Pejcic of Croatia won the women's air rifle event with a score of 249.1.

Stine Nielsen of Denmark took silver, with 417.1.

Daria Vdovina of Russia managed the same score but had to settle for bronze.