Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Szabó meriri ọlaọcha na nke ikpeazụ nke European Championship mbụ, na-agwụ nke abụọ na Luigi Beccali karịa 1500 mita na ụbọchị mbụ nke asọmpi ahụ
1934 European Athletics Championships na Turin. Ka oge na-aga n'otu asọmpi ahụ, Szabó meriri onye ọkacha mmasị n'ụlọ, Mario Lanzi, na njedebe nke mita 800. Ndị ọka ikpe nyere ya ọla edo mgbe mmadụ abụọ ahụ gafere akara ahụ na oge nke 1: 52.0. Szabó enweghị ike ikwughachi ihe ịga nke ọma ya na 1936 Olympics; ewepụrụ ya mgbe ọ gwụchara nke anọ na ọkara ikpeazụ ya karịa mita 800 ma gwụchaa nke asaa na njedebe nke mita 1500. Ọnwa abụọ mgbe asọmpi Olympic gasịrị, na 4 Ọktoba 1936, Szabó mebiri ihe ndekọ ụwa nke Jules Ladoumègue karịa 2000 mita na oge nke 5:20.4. N'afọ sochirinụ, na 30 Septemba 1937, ọ gbara ọsọ 8:56.0 iji mebie ndekọ ụwa nke Gunnar Höckert karịa kilomita abụọ.