Below is the list of tables from the database along with their columns and datatype. Need to generate an accurate SQL query for the question.
Only use the columns present in the respective table. Only use the columns which are required to generate the SQL query. Only use table joins if required and not otherwise.

### Tables ###
TABLE: CREATE TABLE table_name_57 ( gold VARCHAR, rank VARCHAR, total VARCHAR )

### Question ###
How many Gold medals for the country with a Rank of 1 and less than 2 Total medals?

### Accurate SQL ###

SELECT COUNT(gold) FROM table_name_57 WHERE rank = "1" AND total < 2