Léon Deloy (4 February 1894 – 21 January 1969) was a French

sports shooter Shooting sports is a group of competitive and recreational sporting activities involving proficiency tests of accuracy, precision and speed in shooting — the art of using ranged weapons, mainly small arms (firearms and airguns, in forms such as ...

. He competed in two events at the

1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op ...

. In 1923, Léon Deloy obtained authorization to install an amateur broadcasting station, on short waves, his call sign was F8AB. On November 27, 1923, the first global transatlantic transmission was finally made, between Hartford (Connecticut) and Nice on short waves (100-195 meters in length). wave) with Fred H. Schnell using Telegraphy. This opened the way to the use of short waves, discovered by "radio amateurs", to other users (public or military). For his role as a "pioneer" in the discovery of the use of short waves, he obtained the Legion of Honor.

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* 1894 births 1969 deaths French male sport shooters Olympic shooters for France Shooters at the 1924 Summer Olympics {{France-sportshooting-bio-stub