Tr?n Tri?u Quân (March 26, 1952 – 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?n held the rank of 9th dan black belt in taekwondo.
Tr?n was born on March 26, 1952, in Vietnam.
He began his study of taekwondo when he was twelve years old.
Tr?n 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?n operated Norbati Consultants Tr?n & Associates, a consulting firm specializing in building standards and project management for the construction sector.
In 1994, Tr?n 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?n 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?n was in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on business (ironically, working on improving building standards to withstand earthquakes and hurricanes), and was staying in the HĂ´tel Montana when it collapsed in a 7.0 magnitude earthquake on January 12, 2010.
Upon Tr?n's disappearance, ITF Senior Vice-President and Grand Master Pablo Trajtenberg was named Acting President of the ITF group that Tr?n had led.
Tr?n's remains were found and his death was confirmed on February 12, 2010.Tr?n was married to Nguy?n Th? M?.
Apart from his wife and children, Tr?n left behind a son-in-law, François Beaudin; grandchildren Jasmine and Sandrine; and brothers Tr?n Tri?u Cung and Tr?n Tri?u Lân.