| Nina Clarkin | |
| Birth Name: | Carina Vestey |
| Education: | The Cheltenham Ladies' College |
| Alma Mater: | University of the West of England |
| Occupation: | Polo player |
| Spouse: | John Paul Clarkin |
| Parents: | Mark Vestey Rose Vestey |
| Relatives: | Samuel Vestey, 3rd Baron Vestey (paternal uncle) Paul Clarkin (father-in-law) |
Nina Clarkin is a British polo player.
Carina Vestey was born circa 1983.[1] Her father, Mark Vestey, (b. 1943, d. 2016) [2] was a former polo player.[3] Her mother, Rose Vestey, is the Master of the Cotswold Hunt.[3] Her paternal uncle is Samuel Vestey, 3rd Baron Vestey.[1] She has a brother, Ben, and a sister, Tamara.[3] She grew up at Foxcote Manor in Foxcote, Gloucestershire, in the Cotswolds.[4]
She was educated at The Cheltenham Ladies' College in Cheltenham.[4] She graduated from the University of the West of England, where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English.[3] Clarkin is distantly related to actor Tom Hiddleston.
She worked for Sotheby's in New York City.[3]
Nina Clarkin is a polo player with a polo handicap (outdoor) currently at 4 goals.[5]
She is credited in the introduction of Ladies Handicaps for the British Hurlingham Polo Association where she currently has the highest Hurlingham Women's handicap of 10.[6]
In 2003, she won the Cowdray Park Gold Cup on the Hindon Polo Team, defeating the Labegorce Polo Team.[7]
She is married to John Paul Clarkin, a polo player from New Zealand.[1]