. . . . . "Tr\u1EA7n Tri\u1EC7u Qu\u00E2n (March 26, 1952 \u2013 January 12, 2010) was a Vietnamese-Canadian grandmaster of taekwondo and a professional engineer. He was president of one of the three International Taekwon-Do Federation groups from mid-2003 until his death. Tr\u1EA7n held the rank of 9th dan black belt in taekwondo. Tr\u1EA7n was born on March 26, 1952, in Vietnam. He began his study of taekwondo when he was twelve years old. Tr\u1EA7n attained black belt status by the age of 17, and was teaching taekwondo under his instructor, Kim Bong Sik. He emigrated to Canada in 1970, studying mechanical engineering at Laval University and establishing the first taekwondo schools in eastern Canada. Apart from his extensive taekwondo activities, Tr\u1EA7n operated Norbati Consultants Tr\u1EA7n & Associates, a consulting firm specializing in building standards and project management for the construction sector. In 1994, Tr\u1EA7n was imprisoned in Vietnam after a one-million-dollar sale of cotton to a Vietnamese state company, which he had brokered, fell through. He spent three years in prison before being released. Tr\u1EA7n was promoted to 7th dan on July 1, 1990, 8th dan on December 3, 2000, and 9th dan on December 22, 2008. He was appointed President of one of the three ITF organizations on June 13, 2003. Tr\u1EA7n was in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on business (ironically, working on improving building standards to withstand earthquakes and hurricanes), and was staying in the H\u00F4tel Montana when it collapsed in a 7.0 magnitude earthquake on January 12, 2010. Upon Tr\u1EA7n's disappearance, ITF Senior Vice-President and Grand Master Pablo Trajtenberg was named Acting President of the ITF group that Tr\u1EA7n had led. Tr\u1EA7n's remains were found and his death was confirmed on February 12, 2010. Tr\u1EA7n was married to Nguy\u1EC5n Th\u1ECB M\u1EF9. They had two daughters and a son\u2014Joliette, C\u00E9cilia, and Nicolas\u2014all holders of black belts in taekwondo. Apart from his wife and children, Tr\u1EA7n left behind a son-in-law, Fran\u00E7ois Beaudin; grandchildren Jasmine and Sandrine; and brothers Tr\u1EA7n Tri\u1EC7u Cung and Tr\u1EA7n Tri\u1EC7u L\u00E2n."@en . . "26222742"^^ . "Hanoi, Vietnam"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . "6190"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . "Tr\u1EA7n Tri\u1EC7u Qu\u00E2n (March 26, 1952 \u2013 January 12, 2010) was a Vietnamese-Canadian grandmaster of taekwondo and a professional engineer. He was president of one of the three International Taekwon-Do Federation groups from mid-2003 until his death. Tr\u1EA7n held the rank of 9th dan black belt in taekwondo. Tr\u1EA7n was promoted to 7th dan on July 1, 1990, 8th dan on December 3, 2000, and 9th dan on December 22, 2008. He was appointed President of one of the three ITF organizations on June 13, 2003."@en . . . . . . . . . "9"^^ . . . . . . . . . . "1952-03-26"^^ . . . . . "1952-03-26"^^ . . . . "981739219"^^ . . . . "Port-au-Prince, Haiti"@en . . . . . "Joliette Tr\u1EA7n, C\u00E9cilia Tr\u1EA7n, Nicolas Tr\u1EA7n"@en . . . . "Nguy\u1EC5n Th\u1ECB M\u1EF9"@en . . . . . . . . . . . "Tr\u1EA7n Tri\u1EC7u Qu\u00E2n"@en . . "Tr\u1EA7n Tri\u1EC7u Qu\u00E2n"@en . . . . . . . . . "Kim Bong Sik, Choi Hong Hi"@en . . . . . "Tran Trieu Quan"@en .