Dirk Kramer finished 18th in the individual Nordic Combined event at the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Olympics, representing West Germany. At the East German nationals, he won a gold medal in 1983 and a silver in 1987. Kramer started his career as a ski jumper participating at the Four Hills Tournaments (Vierschanzentournees) in 1977 and 1979 with minimal success, but then moved to Nordic Combined. Kramer later became a ski technician for the German biathlon team, but then trained as an administrative specialist.